Adele
Last year, Martin was into Adele. Adrian managed to snag three tickets to one of Adele’s September shows at Madison Square Garden. That’s the good news. As for the bad news—the show was on a Sunday...
View ArticleWeek Four. Disaster?
It was all going so well. Or pretty well. I mean, it was going. Wednesday of Week Four came the harbinger that the adjustment to Martin’s new school may not be as smooth as appearances. I was working...
View ArticleNeedlessly Suspicious
Another post along the lines of “Terrified.” Sunday morning at church, during children’s time when the kids gather around the chancel for a few minutes, the pastor asked if anyone knew who Martin...
View ArticleMid-Air Without a Net
The past two months have been a struggle. I’ve alluded in the school-themed posts: disruptive silliness in class, lack of social enjoyment/awareness, moodiness. Most worrisome, Martin came off the...
View ArticleBoom! Booh-Yah!
I got around to posting “Eureka!,” about Martin’s potential salicylate intolerance, only yesterday. I try to keep Finding My Kid as current as possible. Alas, in this case, I’m behind schedule; we’ve...
View ArticleI Mean, I Just, It’s—Well, It’s a Lot
You may have noticed I just took a couple months off from Finding My Kid. I mean, I’ve still been finding my kid. I just haven’t been blogging about the process. These last couple months have been some...
View ArticleI Didn’t Wait for a Prescription When I Was a Teenager, So What Makes Me...
Happy Fourth of July! I’m going to spare you another painful post about school and bullying, at least for today. You’re welcome. Instead, let’s talk about cannabis. Medical marijuana. According to...
View ArticleTake Heart. There Is Also More Than I Can Manage
It’s been seven years since we began biomedical interventions aimed at recovering Martin from autism, and though I always wish wellness would hurry up and get here, overall I am pleased with our...
View ArticleHe Belongs
Martin asked, “Why is this school year going so much faster than last year?” I answered, “It can seem like time goes faster when you’re having fun. Do you think you’re having more fun at school this...
View ArticleEverything Is Wrong
These past six or seven months have probably been the most challenging since we began biomedical recovery eight years ago. Martin has “tanked” before—but never so dramatically, or for so long. That’s...
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