Tuesday was Charle's nth (I have lost count) IEP and the big subject of discussion was his ITP. That stands for Individual Transition Plan. Charlie... Read more →
Adolescence & Teenagers
How do you handle mishaps?
28 November 2014
Do you freeze, cry, scream, stomp your feet, get mad and say angry things at whoever (known or unknown) happens to be in your immediate... Read more →
Charlie in Napa
19 July 2014
It just occurred to me that in the six months plus that we've now been in California, we haven't once been to the ER, which... Read more →
Nice Little Milestone Achieved That I Will Not Say Too Much About For the Sake of Privacy
24 July 2013
Charlie had, or perhaps was having for the past several days, a lot of thymic distress that was resolved (in full sense of the Latin... Read more →
On being that 'different' family
14 July 2013
When Charlie was about 11 or 12, I'd feel sad every time he got on a carnival ride. He was always the biggest kid even... Read more →
I stood beside Charlie in line for this very tall 'frog hopper' -- that's what he knows this ride as because the first, much more... Read more →
UPDATED: They're Predicting Lots of Hurricanes [video]
25 May 2013
A performer Charlie is not -- I think he only sang the last bar of one verse of 'Sidewalks of New York' loud enough for... Read more →
The Last 2 Lines of 'Easter 1916' By Yeats
19 January 2013
We drove down to the beach where we used to stay at the beach house on Saturday morning and drove on sandy streets and sand... Read more →
The Mix
17 January 2013
I finally got around to putting Arcade Fire on Charlie's iPad last year after the cameraman from the BBC (they were making this film; Charlie's... Read more →
For No Man Nor Woman Is An Island
11 January 2013
While signing Charlie, on the Friday of a curious week, in at the school office after he quote unquote 'did the best ever' at the... Read more →
Clearly We Lead a Charmed Life
31 October 2012
After a bike ride, we went to see if the Mexican fast food place was open and were not surprised that it was not due... Read more →
When Disney Is a Warning Sign
31 July 2012
To the unschooled, the progress that someone (this would be Charlie, who had a good school day on Monday though he was very tired) has... Read more →
More on the Not a Toddler In a Teenage Body Topic
19 July 2012
When you hear Jimi Hendrix from Charlie's room at 11pm, you know it could be a 4am-er. I've hesitated to give him too much melatonin,... Read more →
Homeric Chariots and a Slightly Busted Batmobile
10 July 2012
This post is a bit about "Neighbors 101" (advanced version). But with a superhero twist. We've lived in this house, more or less (not counting... Read more →
The background to this post is the mysteries of male adolescence
09 July 2012
There were some whimpers (it it still hot just not as hot) but a Jersey horse trail bike path ride is always a good thing.... Read more →
A Historical Consciousness
23 June 2012
High on Jim's and my lists of autism myths to debunk is the one about an autistic individual being, for instance, a toddler's mind in... Read more →
Songs of Agitation and Nostalgia
14 June 2012
For the first time in some days, Charlie asked to 'type b teletubbies.' It was around midnight. It was also the first night in a... Read more →
The New No Sleep
03 April 2012
After the past couple of weeks, it has become quite apparent that Charlie's regular sleeping hours have become 1 or 2am to whenever we rouse... Read more →
A Little Lag
09 March 2012
After slogging through several days with his cold, Charlie had a great day at school on Thursday. The temperature was in the 70s and he... Read more →
Something Very Sad
07 March 2012
This news story is too sad, and awful. Obviously I cannot stop thinking about it; Jim too. It's too easy to say 'how could that... Read more →