Category Archives: community building

This morning I woke up around 3 AM. Our cat Velvet (we always called him Velvie) was in the bathtub, acting strange. About a year ago he was diagnosed with some kidney issues. The vet told us to change his … Continue reading

Claire Danes will be playing Temple Grandin in a movie about her life. It should be good – and probably pretty painful to watch I would guess.

Last night I had a weird dream. Brian thinks it’s about work. I think he’s on to something. Here’s the dream: First of all, throughout the entire dream I was making pasta from scratch. Rolling out the dough, and cooking … Continue reading

The panel at AANE about Asperger’s Syndrome and college went pretty well. There were two moms on the panel (I was one of them), two students (one a MLS candidate yay!!), two college representatives, and two social coaches. Larry Welkowitz, … Continue reading

Tomorrow I am speaking at AANE’s panel about college students with Asperger’s. I am one of the parent representatives on the panel. I am working out what I am going to say (I have eight minutes). Here’s the key points … Continue reading

Someone on Twitter asked me for links about Asperger’s Syndrome. I thought I would compile something quick. The best resource I use is the Asperger’s Association of New England. They have resources for children, teenagers, college kids, and adults. They … Continue reading

This tweet  and subsequent twitter conversation made me think about a story of my son and the early days of social networking sites for kids. This story happened when my son was about 8 or 9, and now he’s  19. … Continue reading

As the start of school gets closer, there are more and more searches such as “best school in Florida for Asperger’s”. There seems to be a real need for that sort of information. Well if you are in Tallahassee, and … Continue reading

Too busy to blog. I’ve been keeping up over at Adventures in Corporate Education, and I never stop twittering anymore. So what’s up? Grad school summer semester’s almost over (I should finishing some of that work right now..) Work – … Continue reading