Nothing, but nothing, sums up the joy of vaccinations more than the resumption of Ben’s music therapy sessions. He just had his first one. Ben’s weekly hour of music therapy with Julie was a genuine highlight of, not just his
Karen not only subscribes to the New York Times crossword puzzle, but to their additional package of word puzzles and brain teasers. (Her brain likes exercise, while mine prefers sitting on the couch watching the televised fireplace.) We have noticed
Thanksgiving 2020 With today including a Ben visit, and Karen having spent part of yesterday and most of today making Thanksgiving food, she felt like we might be able to forgo the turkey until the weekend, which makes sense. We
Four years ago today, November 8, 2016, brought one of the worst nights of my life. It took 1,460 more to get us to last night, bursting with endorphins. Yeah, sure, it’s darkest before the dawn. But good lord, it
4 years ago, we were starting to transition Ben from saying “President Barack Obama” to Hillary. Then the crash. We went right back to Barack! We could never stand the idea of the T-word coming from his mouth or lodging
We are REALLY looking forward to Tuesday, November 3rd. We are pretty certain it’s going to be a joyful day, the kind of day we have been looking forward to for many, many months. What? Are you afraid I just
“Autism was becoming a fatal condition for me.” Karen said that a dozen years ago when Ben and we were the subjects of an episode of the radio show, This American Life. It was about Ben moving out of the
Proud as heck for my signature (in typeset) to be among those of the best brains and hearts in the worlds of autism advocacy, treatment and research for this HUGE issue. Anyone who knows me (in person or virtually) knows
Hey Ben, what flavor birthday cake do you want? “PINK!” Happy 27th Big Guy!
Among the cruelest of the cruel realities of severe autism is what it can do to relationships with siblings. In that, our twins, Jake and Ben, unfortunately, are not unusual. By the time they were toddlers, their paths were diverging.