There are days when you don’t argue with the autism spectrum. There are only the days where you can hope to appease it and wear it down. And if trampoline jumping while watching YouTube videos of the 20th Century Fox fanfare on a loop is what the spectrum demands, that’s what happens. Thumper loves the […]

Dear Tad, Another birthday has come, and while only another year has passed, I think you’ve grown about three inches in height. Physically, you are growing fast – and we still can’t seem to put much weight on your bones.  You’ve lost your last baby tooth that you needed to lose before we can start […]

It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. Tad is taking part in another autism study at the University of Washington.  This one is focused on how kids on the spectrum in “middle childhood” (ages 8-13) continue to learn new skills. The headphones that he is wearing sounds a beep, and then the […]

Okay, time to play catch-up on REAL life.  Once we got back from Hawaii, we had to get back into our normal routine. The Webmaster went back to work.  I tried to get the kids back on schedule. Ane did a week’s worth of swim camp (which she has done for the last few years), […]