Monthly Archives: March 2009
Is This Too Revealing?
What are the boundaries these days? I once had lunch with a single friend who told me that she had recently dated a guy who had immediately gone and written about their date on his blog, including every detail, sexual … Continue reading
So I Published a Book . . .
Well, whoopy-ding-dong-doody for me (wow, haven’t said that for thirty years.) My friends and family have made it clear they think it’s rude for me to complain about anything connected to getting a book published since the very fact that I … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Up on the Spectrum, royalties, television, writing
Today’s the Official Pub Date for GROWING UP ON THE SPECTRUM
It should be in stores and available online today Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger’s is the second book that Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel and … Continue reading
Filed under family, Growing Up on the Spectrum, writing
How to Mother a Sick Child
Just do better than me, and you’re fine My daughter has a really bad cold, with chills and aches. I would call it the flu except she was the only one of our kids to get the flu shot so … Continue reading
The Sound of Styrofoam
Why do some sounds bother us so much? For the past five years, my husband and our younger kids have participated in an annual Pinewood Derby. Each year there’s a different theme and he and whichever child is participating brainstorm … Continue reading
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Rereading Beloved Old Books
The joy of rediscovering an old friend Since my kids can tear through a middle reader book in about an hour, I find myself–despite my belief in supporting independent bookstores–frequently urging them to find the next volume in whatever series … Continue reading
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The Secret Dialogue of Women
We hear a frequency that men are deaf to. When I was younger, I hated anything that suggested men and women were different psychologically, emotionally, or intellectually. Yes, our bodies are different (in ways that mesh well, don’t you think?) … Continue reading
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