In the big scheme of things, this blog is meant to be about my son’s continued attempts at kicking autism’s ass. Unfortunately, I’ve gotten away from that lately and I apologize. Young Matt is now entering the second half of 4th grade. So much can (and has) happened since his first day back in August…
Last Monday – September 25th – ABC aired the pilot episode of The Good Doctor. From ABC: Freddie Highmore plays Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, (who) relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those…
Let’s get this out of the way now: Matt is a funny kid. In no way has he let his autism hold him back in any way and put a damper on his sense of humor or overall wittiness. Be it a joke or a prank or other humorous antic, there should be little doubt…
Children with autism tend to do better in a structured environment where tasks are planned and a schedule is followed. As a result, summer breaks can be tough. But so far, young Matt is thriving with his new found free-time and has become “Mr. Personality”.
Last week, my in-laws had to put down their dog of eight years, Daisy. Like all golden retrievers, she was a great dog. Unfortunately, like what happens with many golden retrievers, she developed cancer. It was tough. It was her time. But it was definitely the right call. It was also the first real time…
Back in August, our son Matt had a very difficult time at a birthday party Dave and Busters. The lights, sounds and crowds can be a lot to handle for someone with autism so as his way of handling things that day, he chose to isolate himself from the others. Inside our little party room,…
I never professed to being a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, but I just needed to get the following out. I’ll never forgot when my son was two and half years old and just diagnosed with autism. His speech development had reached the typical 15-20 words but with autism, it had dropped to one or two…