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Jellybean Philosophy
My little guy offered me a jellybean a little while ago. It was misshapen, long and tapered, nothing like the bean after which it was named. He held it out without comment, gripped it between two long, double-jointed fingers, and below the hood of his coat his eyes smiled out from behind his red-framed glasses.…
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The Migrating Patterns of Winged Canadians, and Other Mysteries
Thing one, as you know, is a lovely combination of brilliant and autistic. If he’s interested in something, he researches the hell out of it, studies it, lives in it. He can tell you everything you want to know about Star Wars, the solar system, Dungeons and Dragons; he knows a whole lot about a…
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Where the Hell is Lisa’s Car? Or, How My Kid Kicked Prepositional Ass
There’s a special kind of magic in homeschooling your kids. The closeness you feel as you sit side-by-side reading, the glee that bubbles over along with the lava that pours out from the homemade volcano, the omifuckinggod what was I thinking that goes along with trying to teach anything that isn’t 100% logic-based and static…
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The Pissed-Off Cat Theory of Autism and Education
Take one already cranky cat. Pull its tail until it tries to bite you. Stuff it in a small crate. Spray it with water. Dangle a hot dog in front of its nose, just out of its reach. Spray it again. A bunch, like, till it looks like it got caught in a rain storm.…
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Autism and Oatmeal
My son, thing one, is 13 and has autism-Asperger syndrome, to be exact. Now this isn’t one of those Poor Me posts, or Look How Much I’m Doing for My Wonderful but Challenging Child, or some shit like that. He’s only called autistic because he needed some therapies, and they weren’t covered without an official…
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Attack of the Baby Mutant Cows
I have a confession: I am a meanie. Not a small-time, eat-your-vegetables meanie, but a big time, mafia-grade, clean-your-room meanie. I was informed of this fact today, and not for the first time. My kids are usually pretty good about chores. They know what their jobs are, and they do them when they’re asked to,…
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Understanding the High-Functioning Autistic Child
Understanding the High-Functioning Autistic ChildKids with high-functioning autism have some unique needs, but all it takes is a little bit of attention to make their lives, and yours, easier.http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1709565/understanding_the_highfunctioning_autistic.html
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