Mr. Rogers on Presuming Competence
Many of us have memory of watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood on television as children. The show was on from 1968 to 2001, and was an icon in the world of children’s entertainment. Though Mr. Rodgers was a […]
One Month with CBD Oil
Note: Some details have been intentionally obscured. Low THC, CBD rich oil is legal for limited use in 14 states, including New York, so there are no legal concerns with me writing this article. However, the social […]
Messy Thoughts at 4:00 am on a Cold January Night
If I’m alright
why can’t I feel the pain
wrapped up in a pretty blanket
the sky didn’t fall today
What if I’m a lunatic
with this bag of marbles
and a walking stick
marching on my Neverland
because I lost my fairy dust
Searching […]
What You See is Not What I See
What You See is Not What I See
Everywhere around me is music. I call this music Shadow Songs. Just as everything around us casts a shadow, everything I see sings its own unique music. I have […]
The Children I Teach
The Children I Teach
When I first announced to a group of conference attendees that I believed that any child can learn the violin, even children with motor planning issues, I was faced with mostly doubt. As I mentioned […]
Listen to My Voice
Listen to My Voice
In an interview with NPR’s A Closer Look, my son, Jacob, and I talk about living with autism. During our interview we talk about many aspects of our lives, but one theme is reoccurring […]
Not Autistic Enough
I have given at least 100 presentations on living with autism to crowds of all sizes. My most requested presentation is entitled Let Me Fall. I begin with a preview of a documentary made about […]
The Empathy of Autism, Part II
My son’s own words on how he was led to depression, and how he still sees the world as worth while.
In part I, I talked about my 15-year-old Autistic son, Jacob, and our […]
The Empathy of Autism, part I
Navigating Depression with my autistic son, and how people with Autism showed us deep compassion and empathy.
5 Idioms I could Live without
The use of American idioms are common among most age groups as a way of explaining ideas in a few words that are assumed to have global meaning. For someone like me, who tends to take […]