Match! redux. Go Bucs. Read more →
Autism Dad
For the record, I have a black rain jacket and I do not, like the rest of our family unit, wear size large. 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 →
If You Ride a Bike For Miles and Miles and Miles and Miles
12 April 2014
After a bike (Charlie's bike, in particular) has been ridden for thousands and thousands of miles, it is inevitable that it shows some signs of... Read more →
"He Never Said No To a Bike Ride"
29 March 2014
That is Jim's mantra and we put it into operation on a rainy Saturday. It seems our new thing is , in response to Charlie's... Read more →
There's An I.D. Card in Charlie's Pocket and other reasons why riding bikes with him isn't like riding with any other teenager
23 March 2014
It occurs to me that if you read only the most recent posts of this blog, you'd think Charlie does little other than ride his... Read more →
Now That the Ides of February Have Passed
14 February 2014
Starting on the Kalends of February and just as the Year of the Horse began, Charlie had a really tough time of it. (Let's put... Read more →
Jersey Cholly, He Is
08 May 2013
Since January, Charlie has had exactly one incident at school, a statistic all the more notable when you consider the amount of heavy-duty anxiety and... Read more →
On Being Accommodating
27 February 2013
Accommodations. A very important word in regard to Charlie's education. A term that tends to be a harbinger of legalese as in 'time to invoke... Read more →
One Less Thing To Worry About Until Next Year
13 December 2012
Considering that this fall began with Charlie wrent with anxiety on a Wednesday afternoon knowing that Jim would not be home, due to work, for... Read more →
The Dao
18 November 2012
I find it increasingly am... Read more →
Reset Now That It's Been a Week on Regular Time
10 November 2012
'Resetting his clock' was how Jim explained us being up last night at 3.30am with Charlie and I'd say that is the best explanation, also... Read more →
October Images
24 October 2012
When you leave a pumpkin on your porch, the squirrels, or squirrel-like creatures, get their trick or treat early. When you work through a High... Read more →
Anxiety, Thy Name Is Charlie Fisher
16 October 2012
I guess I have to say, Charlie loves his bike rides so much, thrives on them and the companionship with Jim, that the thought of... Read more →
High Is the Anxiety
28 September 2012
Order was restored on Thursday as, after Jim came home from the train at 4.30pm, there was a bike ride. But anxiety always lags. Friday... Read more →
Better With Dad
14 September 2012
Walks, bike rides, things in general. Posted with Blogsy Read more →
A Non-Controversial Wednesday Passes
13 September 2012
After getting off the bus on Wednesday, Charlie asked for a bike ride which I think he knew was not going to happen. In the... Read more →
Pilot and Co-Pilot
02 September 2012
The back of the black car was stuffed with two bins filled with branches and leaves, plus additional branches and leaves, so Charlie had to... Read more →
Today Is the Day
28 August 2012
Yes, it is here. That singular event of the summer. The day when Jim is gone all day to teach with the start of the... Read more →