Author Archives: missionofcomplex

Seeing Through Nate’s Eyes

Posted on January 2, 2013

We just got back from a week in Chicago, visiting good friends and eating good food. As always, we camp out at the Westin in Wheeling, a suburb very close to our former Lincolnshire home and near several of the … Continue reading →

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End of the Year

Posted on December 22, 2012

And so this is Christmas and what have we done? Well, for us it’s been an amazing year, especially in the Nate world. There was college graduation, the gallery show at Leonard Tourne in SoHo, the opening of StripMallArt (Nate’s Etsy … Continue reading →

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A Question of Balance

Posted on December 17, 2012

When I went into Nate’s bathroom this morning for the daily laundry pickup, I was confronted with a bit of destruction: on the floor was the light cover for his ceiling fixture and, now visible, a loose bulb and flaking … Continue reading →

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The Wheels on the Bus

Posted on December 10, 2012

Nate’s been taking the bus from Cooperstown to Oneonta lately. It’s part of our new strategy to get him more independent. Now don’t worry, he’s accompanied by his new aide. The ultimate goal is to have Nate be able to get … Continue reading →

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Out of Many, One

Posted on December 4, 2012

  Last Sunday there was an article in The New York Times Magazine about Thorkil Sonne’s company Specialisterne. Created as a vehicle to take advantage of autistic kids strengths – precision, memory, penchant for repetition without getting bored – Specialisterne was … Continue reading →

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Step Inside, It’s a Wild Ride!

Posted on November 28, 2012

I’m sorry I’ve been out of touch.  Where have I been the last 10 days? There was Thanksgiving, other writing projects and general Mayor of Cooperstown stuff. Last night at dinner, I realized I hadn’t posted in a long time. … Continue reading →

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Between Shadow and Substance

Posted on November 17, 2012

It’s been a slow week in Nate-land.  He’s recovered nicely from his oral surgery, now back to chowing down on Crunchwrap Supremes. His days are spent drawing strip malls and, with much prompting from me, and equal amounts of growling … Continue reading →

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Etsy Star for a Week

Posted on November 13, 2012

While Nate was recovering from his teeth pulling (he’s doing quite well, thank you), I was flooded with Etsy business. Sarah, from a shop called TheJetty, started a conversation with Nate’s StripMallArt page. Dear Nate, I am using your shop … Continue reading →

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Pulling Teeth

Posted on November 8, 2012

Yesterday morning Nate had oral surgery. Three wisdom teeth needed pulling. This has happened before, back in 2006, when Nate had a row of stubborn baby teeth removed. It’s big deal, involving general anesthesia. For reasons we can’t reconstruct, I … Continue reading →

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Another Volume

Posted on November 4, 2012

The other book Nate dug up, in addition to What’s Up in 3rd Grade, is ABC’s of Grade 3, by Nate. Clearly this is a book that was dictated to the students. There’s no way that Nate at eight years … Continue reading →

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