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Tag Archives: Adjusting
End of the Line?
Limits. I’ve always said, to myself and others, that I place no limits on Nate, that we’ll know them when they come. It’ll all become clear, I thought, so why put up artificial barriers. In my heart, I knew, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjusting, Autism, College, Hyperlexia, Limits, SUNY-Cobleskill, Writing
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It’s Not All Pizza and Fairy Tales
The title is a shot John Lennon took at Paul McCartney, slamming him for being so optimistic. Sometimes I think these blog posts give the impression that we’ve gone through the wars and come out the other side. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjusting, Autism, Biology, Hyperlexia, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pizza and Fairy Tales, SUNY-Cobleskill
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The Meaning of Advocacy
One of the first, and in retrospect most important, lessons that Karen and I learned, way back when we first met Phyllis Kupperman, was “be Nate’s advocate.” We were new to the world of autism and hyperlexia, and, besides having to … Continue reading
Going with the Flow
Often I’m asked what is the most important thing we’ve learned in raising Nate. It’s this: go with the flow. I was never the kind of person who let important things slide, but in raising a hyperlexic child, there’s only … Continue reading
