We Go With Him

I used to pick up Charlie almost every day when he attended his old public school autism classroom and, over time, the main information passed... Read more →

At 2am on Monday I found Charlie standing in the hallway. I touched his shoulder and he went straight into the bathroom. I realized that... Read more →

Orpheus is the best mortal singer, the best musician, in ancient Greek mythology. He sings so beautifully he makes the trees move and tames the... Read more →

On the one hand, there's Katie Grant claiming that parents are using an autism diagnosis as an "excuse" for a child "misbehaving"---a claim which reminds... Read more →

A few weeks ago, Katie Grant wrote an article in The Sunday Times, Scotland, Some ‘autistic’ children aren’t ill, they’re just badly behaved in which... Read more →

Said Charlie on his own, unprompted, running out onto the deck. And then, "shhhhhhhed!", and he was across the grass and pulling at the latch.... Read more →

I got out of my car at my in-laws' our new house (it is hard to call it something different after twelve years) and looked... Read more →

Today I got a letter from the AARP: "Dear Ms. Kristina J. Fisher [sic], Our records show that you haven't registered yet for the benefits... Read more →

Those were the last words of Weapons of Autistic Destruction: Violent Words and Violent Deeds, which I wrote yesterday on AutismVox about three-year-old Katherine McCarron,... Read more →

If these are what some call The Ten Commandments for Parents of Handicapped Children (and yes, I do not care for the h-word), a central... Read more →

Those Dreamworks people know what they're doing: I have been unable to stop replaying scenes from Over the Hedge in my head all day. Specifically,... Read more →

We were on the road early this morning. Jim and Charlie drove me south on the Garden State Parkway to the Commencement for Saint Peter's... Read more →

In an effort to help Charlie get through Saturday's less-structured moments, I opened Get Ready for the Code as he and I waited for Jim... Read more →

It's been quite a week in Autismland: Visiting Charlie's new school. Moving. Autism Every Day and the still on-going discussion/controversy. Planning with Jim about his... Read more →

I should say, it's a finished basement. I'm referring to the basement of my in-laws' house that we are moving into, as their town has... Read more →

We have found a new school for Charlie. It is a public school autism program. It is based on ABA, the teaching methodology that is... Read more →

We have been wanting to get Charlie a new iPod to replace the one he threw on Sunday, perhaps as a belated birthday gift. But... Read more →

Pardon me, Autism Speaks, for doing the How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life thing and "borrowing" the title of your... Read more →

Charlie had a very happy birthday. His teachers started teaching him to say "I'm nine years old" instead of "I'm eight years old" a month... Read more →

We cannot prove it--certainly not with scientific certainty--but Jim and I truly believe that Charlie understands everything said around him, and that his emotional intelligence... Read more →