It's Like This

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47. Sweet Talk
My son came into my office early one morning and stood behind me at my desk, spinning his beads over my head. I swiveled around in my desk chair, placed…
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42. Small Words
A final note for 2023 -- In this space, I try to find the words to explain what it’s like. It can seem like such a tiny thing, really. Nothing to add to…
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35. Opening Doors
August 1, 2023
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If You Were Here...#8
Post Card #8
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If You Were Here...#3
Post Card #3
If You Were Here...#2
Post Card #2
15. A Walk on the Beach
October 5, 2021
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9. Magic
June 23, 2021
Big Thoughts
My son often comes to me and—with the strong eye contact that helped delay his autism diagnosis all those years ago—quietly urges me to read his mind…
Getting to Know Him
I’ve been working on setting up some new opportunities for my son, new therapies and other classes he’s going to try out.
Assessments
I’m pretty sure every evaluation in my son's file dating back to 2001 notes that “the full assessment tool could not be completed in its entirety…
How a Clothespin Might Save My Sanity
This little thing here? This cheap wooden contraption that hates the electric clothes dryer for making it obsolete? Well, it’s useful again, at least…
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