We Go With Him

That is actually the name of a band noted in yesterday's paper but when I read "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" all I could think... Read more →

From bangs to tears. With one more day of 2005 to go, this is one way in which I can sum up the past year... Read more →

The staff at our town's indoor pool is used to Charlie and me. We say our hi's, Charlie gets his fun noodle and bobs up... Read more →

This evening, as Jim sat in a nook of our living room and typed, a faint light came into Charlie's eyes and he ran up... Read more →

Charlie and I spent most of the day at home. A little before 9am an ABA therapist-in-training was at the door; once the other therapist... Read more →

Today, as Charlie slumped on the couch, I held up a book, pointed to the words on the first page--"See Otto"--and he looked. He looked... Read more →

This is the first year that we have not gone to visit my family in California at this time of year and, while not saying... Read more →

Turkey, colcannon, sweet potatoes, chokk-latt, apples (from the apple pie): Charlie had an Irish-American Christmas dinner but still had to ask where was the "white... Read more →

(With a holiday wish at the end.) In Greek mythology, Atlas bears the weight of the world--the earth and the heavens--on his back. Atlas is... Read more →

Smiling, Charlie put on his fleece hat and jacket and his shoes and I followed. He was headed east to the center of our town... Read more →

Rudolph is in and so is Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, according to the young music critic in the black car's backseat. Charlie and I were... Read more →

We have a pine tree in our backyard; Jim strings it with lights and it becomes--'tis the season--our live Christmas tree. We always spend Christmas... Read more →

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a hero-Not Otherwise Specified!----it's a tall boy in a fleece vest and hat pulled nearly over his eyes... Read more →

In Autismland, "behavior" is a global term, like "politics" or taxes." It's something you always have to deal with (and would much rather not); something... Read more →

Charlie's education today occurred in the world. The three of us went to a 9am church service which Charlie sat quietly through (he did doze... Read more →

Sometimes the sweet progress we all wish for in our kids happens, small and quick. We were having dinner with Jim's parents as we've done... Read more →

What with Typepad down for much of the day due to maintenance and an image of this blog from last Saturday appearing like a ghost,... Read more →

If you could wish for one thing--for your child, for you--what would it be? "What does Charlie want for Christmas?" my California relatives have been... Read more →

"... there's only one thing better than having a baby, and that's having a smart baby," says a young mother in See Baby Touch a... Read more →