One day without school turned into two and then three and then fifteen. Soon, no one knew what day it was, when things were going back to normal, and what exactly was happening.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean — Featured in HuffPost, Autism Speaks, Yahoo, The Mighty, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Jubilee.
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Positively Fed-Up
Sometimes those golden sentiments of happy-happy joy-joy work in the opposite direction.
Calmly Talking To Your Kids About The End Of The World
Everything started to get cancelled. Basketball, school, Tom Hanks…The sky hadn’t fallen yet. But, man, it felt like it was closing in.
Parenting, Patience, and Autism
There are some days when I am in awe of his nerve.
My Letter To Santa
Honestly, kids aren’t the ones who need to pen letters to Santa Claus anyway.
The Ghosts of Our Broken Washers
I’ve had a lot of broken washing machines in my life. Only one was literal and the rest were all figurative.
Let Me Smile In Peace
I’m ready for anything. I’m not excited about it. I’m not looking to have long talks about it. But I am prepared for it.
I Wasn’t Ready
A voice in my head whispered, “Why did you do that? What do you know about babies?”
Me And My Martyr Complex
It’s a mixture of bad advice growing up and a few too many times where I felt that I was putting other people out with my presence.
The Angry Young Man
We were angry over-reactors literally headbutting the walls at the bar. Every glance from a stranger was a reason to defend your honor.
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