We Go With Him

At 7pm I heard my phone ring and saw that it was Charlie's school and thought....you guessed it. Snow day #2, now in November: Charlie's... Read more →

At 4pm on Sunday, just as we're breathing that sigh of relief that we'd made it through another weekend and one involving a freak October... Read more →

Weird weather here! Charlie responded by spending a good part of Saturday afternoon in hibernation mode (i.e., napping snug in his room) which was as... Read more →

Too bad this came out so blurry -- Charlie is the youngest cousin on Jim's side but far from the shortest. Read more →

Despite rain, pouring rain and far cooler temperatures than we've seen here in awhile (50s Fahrenheit), Charlie stood on the sidewalk for a good hour,... Read more →

Nothing much to report about the weekly Wednesday waitathon: The social story about 'dad working late' I wrote and Charlie's teacher typed up with picture... Read more →

After the usual pre-bike-ride handshake and a kiss, Jim and Charlie went on their customary post-school bike ride. Jim then went into New York city... Read more →

After Charlie emptied out his book bag after a good day at school and lay the contents on the table (and went to check the... Read more →

Sunday involved three bikes rides sandwiched between an 8am walk and another at 8pm. It was warm in the middle of the day and there's... Read more →

Not only did Charlie get a swellelegant haircut and shave from Jerry the barber. He waited, sitting in a barber chair, while Jim first got... Read more →

'Black folder.' Charlie said this, though as one word and the consonants gliding together, while searching under and on the table where he places his... Read more →

For better or for worse, this post is again about lag. (Right, maybe I should rename this blog "Autism Lag" temporarily.) Charlie had incident #3... Read more →

I guess you could say I've been, ah, perseverating about this lag business. Lag for Charlie is never a one-day deal, but a matter of... Read more →

So, after an extra special weekend, Charlie did have lag on Tuesday. He had been, his teacher told us, the happiest at school he's been... Read more →

I hadn't been sure how Charlie would respond to seeing his friend Blake and Blake's parents and grandmother on Sunday. Charlie has strong reactions to... Read more →

Charlie got the biggest smile on his face when, after a fast fast-paced bike ride in Jersey horse country, Jim told him we were going... Read more →

Jim told me that, on Thursday, an acorn hit his bike helmet as he and Charlie were riding. Obviously, always wear your bike helmet when... Read more →

My alarm said 6.30am when I woke on Friday which was bad news as I had to catch a 6.53 am train. Driving should take... Read more →

The bike ride you see Jim and Charlie starting off on above was, in contrast to the past several days of exercise on the overdose... Read more →

Another Wednesday wait was tough on Charlie but he got through it, and, despite wind and rain and a coolness in the air, was more... Read more →