Butterfly Moments
Monday, April 8, 2013

There is a Season

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Sometimes when David wants something, he will feed me the line, expecting me to repeat it back to him so that he can more easily make his wa...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Spring has Sprung

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The sun is shining.   The temperature finally hit 60 degrees, if even for an instant.   Easter was Sunday, which, of course marked the uno...
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Sunday, March 24, 2013

An Idiom is Born

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People with autism often have difficulty with idioms.   Although he has come a long way, David's language has not developed to the p...
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Sick Day

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I heard it for the first time early Saturday morning. David was coughing and not the shallow "let's see if I can get out of going t...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Savoring the (not quite) Silence

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Ideally, I would have stretched and been slow to open my eyes, savoring that last delicious moment, the one just between sleeping and waking...
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Just before his third birthday, my youngest son was diagnosed with autism. After a period of profound grief, I began to realize that life can be normal again, a new normal. I have joined the ranks of special needs parents and find myself acting as chief advocate and cheerleader, master scheduler and chauffeur, therapist and teacher. I wish David did not have to struggle to learn what comes easily to most, but I know that without autism I might not have noticed the first time he called me by name, or told me he loved me, or asked for a marshmallow. Without autism, I might not be able to tell when David is truly excited, or moved by a piece of music, or happy to see me after school. I once heard a celebrity tell in an interview how, as she tucked her daughter into bed, they would discuss the day. Invariably, the daughter would comment on something simple, like having seen a butterfly. How often in life do we see something beautiful, but do not take time to appreciate it? David is a happy, engaging, cuddly and sometimes extremely quirky kid. Each day, I can find a reason to smile if I slow down enough to let it happen. I have come to think of these times as butterfly moments.
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