A snapshot… We get regular e-mail updates on the big guy, and today, after some nuts’n’bolts info: “So, now for the Big Ben story of the week… Yesterday was a very trying second shift. Even though five of the six
He Knows What He Likes
Seizure
“Dave! He’s having a seizure!” I looked in the rear view mirror at one of the most horrifying sights of my life. Just writing about it isn’t easy, recalling that nightmarish moment a few weeks ago when I saw Ben’s
Five Monkeys, Two Toddlers, Some Amazing Altruism, and a Page Full of Pigs
With the exception of his cohorts, I believe Ben is the only 25 year old male who has never, ever, not one single time, Googled any porn (and puh-lease don’t raise your hand to deny it — you’re either fibbing
A Song In His Heart
Next to cookies, nothing delights Ben more than his hours with Julie Hopkins, music therapist par excellence. He got hooked when she was a regular visitor to Ben’s classroom back in his school days, and since then, we’ve had Julie
It Ain’t Funny
As I was first reading the story about the stalker who sent her victim 65,000 text messages after one date and is now behind bars, at least a dozen jokes came to mind. Like it or not, joking about it
Fun Overflowing
At least we know he is very clean, and the 2nd floor’s floor too: An email dispatch from Ben-land. — Ben took a bath upstairs. After we bathed him, he was playing with the jets, and my staff and I
Ben on Fatherhood
Cory, whom Ben adores, works at his house. Cory is going to become a father in a few months. While explaining the ultrasound pictures of their in utero baby to him, Cory said, “Ben, I’m going to be a Dad!”
Today We Are Missing Dad More Than Mike Royko
“You have a child with special needs.” It was the first time, and to this day, maybe the only time, I heard those exact words directed at me. Yes, it was a statement of the obvious. But it focused everything.
Music to My Ears — Thank You Jan Warford Fisher
Just a brief follow-up to last week’s post (Autism Awareness Has a Long, Long Way to Go). As I implored at the end: So please, be truly aware. Spread the word. And help us create a fuller Autism Awareness. A
Autism Awareness Has a Long, Long Way to Go
Ben and Mom in the back seat, heading to his favorite bakery. (pic by Karen) For this Autism Awareness Month, and every other month, I want to say – I GET IT. I really do. Depressing news stories about autism