We Go With Him

When you live in Autismland, certain words take on a lot of meaning. Take appropriate, as in "is he playing appropriately with that plastic barn... Read more →

Or rather, Autismland.com: If you type that URL into your web browser, you will come right here to My Son Has Autism. There's been a... Read more →

Throughout all of Charlie's young life, one theme is dominant: Nothing has come easy for him, or without loads of hard work. (And sweat, and... Read more →

The neighbor across the street stopped short and semi-gasped as Charlie pumped the pedals of his 24-inch, 7 gear bike and whizzed away. I gasp... Read more →

Interesting sounds coming from the backseat of the black car these past two days. "Scarey!' Charlie said that as we drove (as we have every... Read more →

What is the best thing to do for Charlie? I can't remember when this question first rolled into my mind and stuck like the refrain... Read more →

My mother-in-law was not feeling well enough to attend Thanksgiving so we stopped by her house after the holiday meal. Aside from one (or two)... Read more →

Teacher ought to be added to the Synonyms list for "parent," Wade noted. The education business is my day job and I've been teaching for... Read more →

"What grade is your son in?" I used to waffle when asked this. Now I usually say something like "Charlie has autism. He's in special... Read more →

It started to pour around 5pm and turn colder, darker, and certainly damper. It was a night for curling up with a quilt and a... Read more →

"Kriss-tee-nah!" Charlie said my name, unprompted, on his own and for the first time ever as we drove home on the New Jersey Turnpike. He,... Read more →

In classical Greek the same word is used to mean both "seeing" (eido) and "knowing" (oida). Knowledge, in ancient Greek culture, has something to do... Read more →

Another way to spell what Charlie said a lot tonight would be süß (German for "sweet") or Seuss (a call for green eggs and ham,... Read more →

Parent: Mother, father, friend, teacher, helper, caregiver, advocate, protector, defender, student, educator, playmate, actor, chef, sometimes therapist, picker-upper-after, freedom fighter, peacemaker, doctor, detective, listener, nurse,... Read more →

"Let's go swimming after you rest your stomach," I said as Charlie ran from the kitchen to the blue and white couch, where he burrowed... Read more →

It was a strangely warm, grey-clouded Tuesday, and the fluorescent lights at Target were the brightest seen all day. The aisles sparkled with metallic Christmas... Read more →

A few days ago, on a break in the middle of his home therapy session, Charlie ran into the kitchen, grabbed the RevereWare pot on... Read more →

At The Wiggles concert in Madison Square Garden, I knew the words to all the songs and pointed my fingers and did the twist, and... Read more →

From the moment he woke up at 7.30am, Charlie's mind was on one track: "Cindy. Black car!" His one thought was that, today being Saturday,... Read more →

"Stella baby Zachary. Stella baby Miss Greene baby looks like Miss Greene Miss Greene red car looks like Gong Gong Gong Gong Po Po Stella... Read more →