Clockwork
30 June 2011
Sometimes (especially after some craziness) things happen a bit like clockwork. Like Charlie getting out of bed and getting dressed just as the schoolbus was... Read more →
June 2011
A Messy Transition But We Got Through It
29 June 2011
Though it was supposed to come, the schoolbus did not show up for Charlie's first day of summer school -- possibly for the better as,... Read more →
iPad AAC
28 June 2011
There are a number of apps you can purchase to turn the iPad into an augmentative communication device like a Dynavox. I've installed a few... Read more →
Vacation Day
27 June 2011
I have had the frankly terrible topic of this post about facilitated communication on my mind for the past two weeks and finally wrote something... Read more →
A Family Visit
26 June 2011
Charlie is up again past midnight after another bout of very distressed crying. Sunday had been a great day, though with two events bound to... Read more →
Night of the 7am Bedtime
25 June 2011
On Friday night, Charlie attained a new record for latest time he's ever fallen asleep, 7am (on what was technically Saturday morning). He has been... Read more →
Swimming With the Dolphins
24 June 2011
I saw two dolphins jumping out of the ocean, far past the waves, on Friday afternoon. I was looking that far out because Charlie was... Read more →
Stay Edge
23 June 2011
After sleeping in till noon and waiting till 5.30pm for Jim to get back home from New York, Charlie was ready to go to the... Read more →
Can't Get the Beach Boys Out of My Head
22 June 2011
Charlie went to sleep at 4am on Wednesday morning. He had slept till noon on Tuesday so we weren't surprised he stayed up late, just... Read more →
Summer Solstice Day
21 June 2011
Summer solstice = longest day of the year = start of summer = sleeping in till noon = bike ride in New Jersey horse country... Read more →
A School Boy Prefers Vacation Not
20 June 2011
The pining for school continues. Charlie woke at 6.30am on Monday, got dressed, loaded his bookbag with his lunchboxes, and got into the car where... Read more →
Happy Father's Day Together
19 June 2011
It was a good Father's Day with the requisite two Dad 'n' Charlie bike rides plus a bonus of a Paratrooper ride together. Charlie himself... Read more →
Charlie Is a Punk Rocker
18 June 2011
I had to take some of the Replacements songs off Charlie's iPad. He's been listening to them quite a bit -- punk rock was made... Read more →
Good (At the Dentist), Tough (In the Car), Some Reflections
17 June 2011
There really ought to be a photo of Charlie in the dentist chair Friday morning: He had a 9am appointment and it was one of... Read more →
Every Walk is a Run
16 June 2011
The photo above is from walk #1 that Charlie and I did yesterday evening. It was coolish but a bit a humid and, after some... Read more →
Or that Charlie is still up, and it is past midnight. Or that he and Jim did 12 superfast (6 minute or under) miles on... Read more →
New Things Take Time
14 June 2011
Tuesday afternoonI brought out the new gray bike for an afternoon ride: Charlie took it back to the shed and pulled out an old bike... Read more →
The New Gray Bike
13 June 2011
Yesterday, we got Charlie this swell new bike for his 14th birthday. He's had a black bike (matching Jim's) but the different color of the... Read more →
Searching For Mellow
12 June 2011
It's often been noted that Charlie has a strong visual memory. I have been installing quite a few more albums onto his iPad (with attention... Read more →
Riding On at the Ride For Autism
11 June 2011
We were late getting to the Ride For Autism as we all -- after some days of disordered sleep -- didn't wake up till almost... Read more →