Note: Awhile ago, I read a blog by Moment Matters titled “Pitiful Names: Why would a parent name their child Placenta?. It mentions other names as well like Suozzi, Ivo, and Casper. In a serious way, it questions why parents would label their kids in such a manner and how there could be long term,…
Over the past few months, the 4-year old Terror Twins have taken a liking to pushing their mattress down our stairs. Well, let me back up. They first toss their pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals down the stairs and then the mattress. Trust me though. There’s logic to it. Their purpose isn’t to make a…
I’m not even sure where to begin on this one. Perhaps setting up the scene is the right place to start. This past weekend I took the 4-year old Terror Twins to the park. It was a beautiful Sunday and spending a couple of hours outdoors sure seemed preferable to staying inside and pushing myself…
I received an interesting text message the other day from my wife asking if she could write a guest-blog. She said she wanted to address those who apologize to after hearing our son Matt is autistic. First off, I am not a word smith like my husband. I can’t sit down at a computer and…
This is just too powerful not to share. As a father of a child with autism, every single day I look at my son and wonder about what’s happening inside that little head of his. I wonder what he’s thinking, what he sees, and how he’s processing everything happening around him. Yet most every day,…
Surprisingly, two of my earlier BLOGs about autism and my 3-year old son Matt have garnered a lot of interest and certainly a lot of traffic. In one of them I listed ways in which the wife and I have tried to help our son, which includes a better diet, and have since received a…