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Your Children
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You can give them your love, but not your thoughts…” These words from Kahlil Gibran … Continue reading
Autism Month
Autism Month has now passed, but for those of us who are parents of a person with autism, every month is autism month, every day is autism day, every hour is autism hour. That is why when April first became … Continue reading
April Is Autism Month
Being as how April is autism month and being as how there was no such thing when PJ was younger, I feel compelled to mark this month with autism activities. After all, I am so old that I don’t know … Continue reading
Eye Contact
From the time that PJ was first diagnosed in 1976, I was instructed that I had to get eye contact from him in order to accomplish anything. PJ did not want to give eye contact. He would run, scream, hit … Continue reading
Public Forums
Yesterday (March 26), I attended a public forum held by the Michigan Department of Community Mental Health. These forums are being held at various locations in the state because a new plan is being drafted to improve access to care … Continue reading
The Future
I am now living in the “future” that I was so afraid of 30 years ago. I spent so many years trying to bring PJ “out” of autism that I almost became autistic myself. I finally had to realize that … Continue reading
When We Went To Camp-2
When PJ and I went to camp, it was a time of renewal for both of us, but it was also an eye-opening experience for me. Autism is so consuming of your time, energy and emotions that I forgot that … Continue reading
When We Went To Camp
When we went to camp back in the early 1980s, there was only one camp in the state of Michigan that accepted campers with autism. There was another camp that would accept campers with autism for two weeks during the … Continue reading
What PJ Has Not Learned
It seems that most of PJ’s 36 years have been spent with us trying to teach him something. By now, I have accepted that there are things that he cannot or will not learn. Because he has taught me about … Continue reading
Housebroken
No, we don’t have a pet, so that is not what I am talking about. I am talking about the housebroken that happens when your house is broken into, as happened to me last week. Yes, I have a burglar … Continue reading
A Spoonful Of Comfort 