I had to start a new thread, because being able to post a positive thread feels like progress
So, let me boast about my DS a wee bit 
DS got Star of the Week at school for last week!!
I'm so damn proud of him. He's had to cope with such a lot since going to back to school, and it's not been easy, but it's wonderful, wonderful, to see him making progress. His teacher said he got it because he's improved on his behaviour and handling his emotions so much since the start of October. Apparently he was a totally different child in the last 2 weeks to what was going on back in September. Now he has a nice mini-certificate thing and a sticker, and he was very pleased with himself as well 
I need to take a moment to say that his teacher is a lovely person as well, so understanding, and great with DS
Also, on a smaller scale, I ate an Orange Club Bar earlier and it tasted really nice instead of bland 