That's the sound - Tania Tirraoro

Thump
That's the sound of your body
Hitting the floor as you trip once again
Over nothing
It's also the sound
of my heart pounding my ribs
as I rush to your aid
And soothe your tears

Smash!
That's the sound of your milk glass
Slipping your grasp, sharp shards poke like icebergs
Through seas of white
It's also the sound
Of shattered dreams of the life
10 that I'd planned for us, ground down into sand

Wail
That's the sound of frustration
from being overwhelmed by life's smells or sounds
hurting your head
It’s also the sound
As I'm silently screaming
Though tears will not fall, my smile fixed in place

Silence
That's the sound of you sleeping
Bed and bath battles, done for the day
Rosebud lips still
It’s also the sound
Of my heart bursting with pride
You've never surrendered so nor must I

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Tania Tirraoro

Founder, Co-Director at Special Needs Jungle

Founder of Special Needs Jungle. (She/Her) Parent of two young adults with autism. New grandma. Tania, who is autistic, is a leading SEND advisor, working with the Special Education Consortium, Ofsted, and Whole School SEND. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Royal Holloway, University of London Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and an Editorial Board member of Springer Nature Gene Therapy journal.
Tania is an experienced broadcast and print journalist & author. She also runs a PR, web & social media consultancy, SocialOro Media.
Tania is a rare disease & chronic pain patient advocate with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

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Latest posts by Tania Tirraoro (see all)

• Chaos, mistrust, poor inclusion, and no communication: How Kent’s SEND provision has failed its disabled children and their families - November 10, 2022
• Ofsted and ONS offer further evidence that lack of funding, training and specialists damages children with SEND - November 8, 2022
• No specialists = No support: The future for children with SEND is bleak without a trained workforce to support them - November 3, 2022