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Sophie Walker

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Writer, mother, marathoner, campaigner. I've worked for a major news agency for nearly 20 years, reporting business, politics and trade from Paris to Washington to London via Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. A couple of years ago my daughter was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and I wrote about it as a means to cope and make sense of what we were experiencing, while starting a gruelling marathon training programme as a means of raising money and awareness. My blog, Grace Under Pressure, took off as other parents and Aspies (and runners!) found my thoughts and frustrations often mirroring their own, and Little, Brown (Piatkus) published the book in October 2012. I am now an ambassador for the National Autistic Society and will run my third ...more

You've got to do it, to be it, to see it

I keep thinking about the day I learned of Grace’s diagnosis.
I’m not really sure how I have time to do this, given the blur of busyness in which I currently exist. But amid the noise and movement and ideas and emails and meetings and phone calls and the thump thump of feet running and heart beating – there will suddenly be a moment of mental stillness and I’ll be back in that other room, on the ph Read more of this blog post »
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“Without the tangible goalposts and predictable timelines of normal life that you are likely used to”
― Sophie Walker, The Complete Guide to Postpartum: A mother-focused companion for life after birth

“What brings you peace and joy? What feels best to you right now?”
― Sophie Walker, The Complete Guide to Postpartum: A mother-focused companion for life after birth

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