I have just finished reading another feel-good article on the great riddle of autism. This one, in Scientific American, and another condensed version by the same author in his blog, connects advanced aged fathers (e.g., me) with increased risk of siring autistic offspring (e.g., my son). The author, an [...]
Big day today. Round two of evaluation at Regional Center. My wife and I are playing tag team: she brings our son for evaluation at Regional Center today; I bring him for evaluation at the school district next week. My big question now, though, is, What part of “Our son’s autistic,” don’t you understand? How many [...]
I will talk about this in my next podcast, but meanwhile here is some good advice from AboutAutismLaw.com on how to get ready for your child’s public school special education assessment:
When the school district advises you that an assessment will take place, write to the school asking for the qualifications of [...]
My son has gone through three boom boxes so far. He draws boom boxes (thousands of them), on butcher paper with markers, outside on the driveway with chalk. He decorates them. He carries them around the house, pushing over piles of whatever to make room for them. He drops boom boxes. He dings them, bends [...]
It’s a new day. My son was sick yesterday but is better now. He and my wife and I watched the inauguration, and now it all seems like a dream or a Disney movie, one of the vintage ones with the handsome prince, earthy princess and rascally daughters. A really good movie that you don’t [...]
The craziest thing about all of this autism business is that five out of ten times my son seems completely normal. We had a Barack party and he was playing with his friends, having a ball. Before the party we picked up some balloons and when the party store man told him to be careful [...]
I am a big fan. And yes, I know, I do I put too much on Kobe to pull me out the doldrums. But…
My son hurt another child. I learned about it from his pre-school teacher when I went to pick him up. Something about being asked to put a ball away and refusing. [...]
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