I used often to link this post on writing about difficult things aka It’s the End of the World as We Know It and have... Read more →
Adulthood
Remember how I went to every private autism school in New Jersey and a few more to spare and we moved in with Jim's parents... Read more →
First, Charlie finished out the last days of his teenage-year decade and opened up the one he'll spend his twenties in with a solid 18... Read more →
IPP supported living supported employment independent living direct support a "quality management process" (as compared to the usual "quality assurance") self-determination legacy homes integrated communities... Read more →
It's Charlie's last day of school today and, as he is technically in the 12th grade ("technically" as Charlie, since his first days in a... Read more →
25 years ago, I graduated from college in central New Jersey, never thinking a double sawbuck and a fiver's worth of years later that, after... Read more →
It happened that the date for Charlie's school prom this year fell on his 18th birthday so, after white cake/white frosting mini-cupcakes (many) at school,... Read more →
We seem to be heralding Charlie's turning 18 next week by familiarizing ourselves (working through voice mail trees, sitting in beige-themed agency waiting rooms, realizing... Read more →
You should have seen the look on Jim's face when I told him that the U.S. and Cuba will restore diplomatic relations. He is a... Read more →
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 →