Of all the things that I never knew about before dealing with having a child with Autism, it is often the sheer number of activities that are out there that stun me the most.
I mentioned the trip to Sesame Place a few days ago – that was through Variety Philadelphia – but that’s really just the tip of the iceberg when push comes to shove. I’m sure there are similar resources around the country, but here’s a smattering of what I’m talking about: Continue reading
I’ve probably been fairly up-front with the fact that I’m not a huge fan of Christmas – at least insofar as how it seems that we’re all being smothered by it once we get to Halloween, and worse as we go through November and December. (I’ll admit also that I’ve actually permanently banned, in my car, the two radio stations that switch to Christmas-only after Thanksgiving. Do we really need a solid month-plus of holiday tunes?) To me, the bigger problem is trying to make sure, with a son on the spectrum, that he understands about Hanukkah. Continue reading
Let me lead off with a funny thing about the Monster’s use of language this morning, before I dig into what I really wanted to write about.
On Saturday evening, I went to a party celebrating the end of National Novel Writing Month (which I do almost every year), and because the wife had something going on at our house, I took the kids with me. Monster was, as almost always, exceptionally well behaved in public once I made sure he was well fed. At the end of the party, though, we got slices of cake, and I gave him a portion because he’d been good. “Now Monster,” I cautioned him. “You can’t eat it with your bare hands. You have to use your fork.” He nodded and took his fork and I turned to talk to someone for a moment… Continue reading
And before folks think I’ve lost total leave of my senses – yes, we went to Christmas at Sesame Place. That may seem odd for me (being that I’m Jewish and not inclined to ‘accommodating’ Christmas with my family), but…
Well, let me start off by putting credit where credit is due. Variety Philadelphia was responsible for this outing – they offer tickets to events for children with various disabilities, and Autism qualifies. So, if you’re in reach of Philadelphia, go to their site and look up the criteria for applying to get on their list for these and other events. Continue reading