Last night I had the pleasure of listening to a talk given by Jesse Saperstein, author of Atypical: Life with Asperger’s in 20 1/3 Chapters. Mr. Saperstein spoke about some of his challenges growing up on the spectrum as well as how he’s fared as an adult with Asperger’s. He was candid and engaging when recounting [...]
Thanks to a tweet by @sarawinter_ I learned that the PBS Kids show Arthur will be airing an episode featuring a character with Asperger’s Syndrome. If my research skills haven’t failed me, the episode, titled “When Carl Met George,” should be shown on April 5. Here’s a clip from the episode that offers a very kid-friendly [...]
The hill Gus has named Mount Deathfall
After the past few snowstorms of late managed to miss us, we were starting to wonder if we were going to get another good snow. Well, we got it today! I took the kids out this afternoon, and we all had a blast.
First, I have to point out that [...]
Due to a rare burst of energy, along with a rare, yet perfect alignment of the stars, we took the kids to the playground today. We figured it would be empty (like it usually is) so we took the soccer ball intending to let them practice a little. A little boy from down the street came [...]