Insane in the Membrane
This has turned into an insane week! PISSY WORK STUFFLate Monday afternoon I found out I had to put together three PowerPoint presentations for the first day of our summer sales meeting, aka tomorrow, thanks to our Publisher’s unexpected and, for all intents and purposes, immediate move over to our Conferences division, leaving our senior
Home Sweet (and Sour) Home
The problem with vacations is that they sometimes do more than serve as relaxing getaways, giving a little push to the always prevalent desire to get the hell out of New York City for good. Being around houses that cost half as much as what we were looking to buy a few months ago, for
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
by Ellen Notbohm Some days it seems the only predictable thing about it is the unpredictability. The only consistent attribute, the inconsistency. There is little argument on any level but that autism is baffling, even to those who spend their lives around it. The child who lives with autism may look “normal,” but his or
Long Story Short
The past couple of months India’s been through several evaluations as we tried to figure out the reason(s) for her speech delay. Behavorial, psychiatric, hearing, second opinions — the works. All of that has resulted in a diagnosis of mild autism. Mild enough, apparently, that with therapy, she should be back “on track” within a
Longest. Week. Ever.
There’s a request of my NY-area readers at the end of this, but first, the preamble. “Life, she is a roller coaster; for every thrilling dip, there is an uphill slog.” I just made that sagacious little quote up, because it pretty much sums up last week. Long story short, we’ve squashed the Bloomfield house