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Tag Archives: Chicago
Seeing Through Nate’s Eyes
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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Tagged Autism, Chicago, Cooperstown, Friends, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Leonard Tourne Gallery, Mission of Complex, Primitive art
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Child
Nate’s drawing has always grabbed me. I remember one picture he created for a middle school history assignment, of William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings. There was William, this round-headed cartoon with big almond eyes. It was sweet … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Chicago, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Laura Sprague School, Mission of Complex
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Making It Not Quite On Our Own
I’m no Romney, but I’ve done well. Yes, I made my own money, or, as Mitt says, “Everything I earned I earned the old-fashioned way.” But without help? Not on your life. Sure, it was my math test results that … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Nate
Today Nate is 22. His 21st year was filled with milestones: college graduation, Manhattan art show, beginnings of Alpha Folks business. You’ve read about it on Mission of Complex. So today is one to celebrate and we plan on it … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Folks, Autism, Chicago, College, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Mission of Complex, Pizza, SUNY-Cobleskill
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Whose Goals Are These Anyway?
On Monday, one of Nate’s professors and her partner came over for dinner. The original intent was to show off Nate’s art and give a tour of his room, which we always present as a walk through Nate’s mind. His walls … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Chicago, College, Hyperlexia, Independence, SUNY-Cobleskill
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End of the Line Reflections
Today is Robbie’s Graduation/Goodbye Party. In less than three weeks, he’s off to Brazil for a year of Rotary Exchange and, unlike Nate, is well on his way to an independent life. It’s odd to go through oldest child changes with your … Continue reading
Nate’s Masterwork
When we were doing our first renovation at our old house in Lincolnshire, a two-story add-on of an all-season sunroom and a doubling of our master bedroom at 302 Carlisle Lane, Nate was almost, or just, five years old. He was already … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Chicago, Hyperlexia, Lincolnshire, Perspective
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Outside the Cultural Loop
Though Nate knows his movies and TV shows very well, too well at times, he has huge gaps in his grasp of major cultural events and facts. Does he know who the President is? Sometimes. Is he aware of the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Bathrooms, Chicago, Frankees, Green Bay Packers, Hyperlexia, New York Yankees, Super Bowl XLV, Wisconsin
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Missing Out?
My editor directed me to Lisa Quinones’ blog Autism Wonderland (now linked to on your right). Catching up on it this morning, I came across this: Lisa observes her son in numerous social situations and his inability to engage in … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Chicago, Friends, Half Day School, Hyperlexia, Lincolnshire, Madeline Kuennen
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