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Tag Archives: Interaction
College Visit
College visits are tricky. Nate loves to tag along – there are new bathrooms to see, new restaurants to visit. How Robbie and now Joey feel about Nate joining us for these important sojourns is complicated. They’re fine with him … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Bathrooms, College, Culutre Club, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Karma Chameleon, Mission of Complex, SUNY Purchase
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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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A Question of Balance
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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Tagged Autism, Bathrooms, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Mission of Complex, Perspective
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Out of Many, One
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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Tagged Asperger's, Autism, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Joe Scarborough, Mission of Complex, Morning Joe, National Journal, Ron Fournier
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Away We Go!
Karen met Alexis for the first time on Thursday. As expected, they hit it off and a plan was developed. Where was I? Off on Cooperstown business, but I arrived towards the tail end to hear what was decided. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjusting, Autism, Hyperlexia, Independence, Interaction, Mission of Complex
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At the Bottom of the Ladder
September 2012. There’s no school for Nate, for the first time over 15 years, but we have a plan. I was thinking after graduation how to fill Nate’s time, how to make him productive. We know he has the skills; … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Folks, Autism, College, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Independence, Interaction, Margrethe Lauber, Mission of Complex
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Star Crossed
Last night I was up in my room when I heard Nate. “Fix it! Fix it!” he yelled over and over again. Usually that signifies some real trouble, but sometimes it’s something stupid that Nate simply can’t deal with. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Cooperstown, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Mission of Complex, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Tantrums
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Meeting at Alpha Folks Headquarters
Last week the ad hoc Board of Directors of Alpha Folks met at our house in Cooperstown. Lauber made a grand entrance on her motorcycle, which led to a brief conversation on Then Came Bronson. Doug Miller was here as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Folks, Autism, Cooperstown, Doug Miller, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Margrethe Lauber, Mission of Complex
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Goal Books
We’ve been moving out a lot of clutter the last week and Karen found a piece of loose-leaf titled “Goal Books.” It’s a handwritten document laying out the framework for a volume fo 100 goals, 1-2 per page with illustrations. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Folks, Autism, Bathrooms, College, Cooperstown, Friends, Hyperlexia, Interaction, Mission of Complex, Perspective, Self-reflection
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Handwriting on the Wall
We were talking here about the daily improvements Nate makes in conversational language. Robbie told us that he was heading out for the night and Nate, instead of his usual, “Where are you going?” asked, “Are you going out Rob?” … Continue reading
