Celebrate

Today I Was Strong Enough

October 9, 2010

Today I ran in our local 5K Autism Run, which for me was a celebration of the J-Man and Dale Jr., being a dad, and the journey it’s taken me on, but also of a newer me who is getting fitter and feeling stronger a little bit at a time. About 2 1/2 months ago [...]

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Turn it on!

September 25, 2010

In the past few days, the J-man has learned to turn on (and off) lights and a fan. I’m fine with the lights flashing, but the fan is a little scary, so we leave it unplugged when he’s going to be in the room. It really seems to be an “all of a sudden” insight [...]

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One Inch Closer

August 26, 2010

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu We recently had our annual IEP meeting, which we are thankful beyond words is actually a fun experience for us. We feel like we completely lucked out in getting great teachers, therapists, parents, students, and administrators! While the J-Man had several very [...]

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Almost Wordless Wednesday – Baby de Mayo!

May 5, 2010

Dale Jr. turns 1 today. Seems impossible to believe. April was just such a total mess for us, but with May, celebration finds its way through again. Things feel like they are perhaps edging closer to better finally. Maybe we’ll get back to blogging with some regularity soon. Regardless, seeing his happy, joyous face certainly [...]

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Diagnosis Day – 2nd Anniversary Edition

March 19, 2010

Today is Diagnosis Day. Two years later, I can still remember so much about that day. And I’m glad that I do. We have wondered in the past how to observe the anniversary of the J-Man’s autism diagnosis. It doesn’t much feel like the occasion to invite friends over for a party, make a cake, [...]

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Leap Days and Our Children’s Unchartable Development

March 14, 2010

Child development books typically portray your child’s growth as a gradually, but steadily, up-sloping line described in neatly organized groups of milestones and checkboxes. Days like yesterday promote the idea that a book about autistic child development would be rather like taking a bucket full of checkboxes, strapping that bucket to a roller coaster, and [...]

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Autism, Meltdowns, and Sherlock Holmes

March 7, 2010

“When you remove the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Sherlock Holmes Meltdowns – or perhaps we should call them ‘strongly, vocally, and dramatically expressed opinions’ – have become an all-too-frequent occurrence around here lately. I’ve read many posts and heard many stories from parents of autistic children talking about their [...]

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Big B, Little B, What Begins with B?

March 2, 2010

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! B, B, B! We’d be seriously remiss if we didn’t mention that today is the birthday of the great Dr. Seuss. We feel forever in his debt because books like the ABC book, There’s a Wocket in My Pocket, Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? were some of the most essential pieces [...]

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