So the block party is done, but the detritus of it is not gone. Yesterday I overheard this exchange with G and neighbor boy. "Can you play with me?" G asked. "I have to go watch my sister play softball" (not true, G asked his sister 5 minutes later and she was going to play with friends 'but would play with him later'--said only because I was sitting there). "You're not doing it now, can … Read More …
if for no other reason than the kids blew me out of the water this weekend.Let's be clear: there were plenty of downsides. G is a lot farther behind and needs PT more desperately than I first thought. His last tee-ball game was less than stellar. Nic had a lousy time at R's pool party (NEVER again--too crowded, too crazy, and two kids who he rides the bus with spent the entire time pushing his buttons, … Read More …
So I enrolled the boys in a nature program last night so DH and I could go out to dinner. From a normal parent's perspective, this is no big deal. From autism central, you don't think about doing stuff like this. Well, I did. And they did wonderfully.Full disclosure: once upon a time I looked at these events that would come through my email with a great deal of wistfulness--wouldn't it be NICE if I could … Read More …
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