It might be the title of one of the world’s most notable post-apocalyptic stories, but in this case the reference has nothing to do with the short story by the great Harlan Ellison. In this case it has everything to do with our son and our new dog, Henry (or hank, as my son’s grandfather [...]
Every parent is ecstatic when their child learns something new. The parent of a child in the Autistic spectrum takes a special joy in it, especially when it involves talking. I’m no different and neither is Lil’ B.’s mother. right now we’re both in seventh heaven.
Lil’ B. has been working hard on learning a few [...]
I know I’ve been a bit lax in getting new posts up here, but I have some pretty good reasons for the lapse in information. It’s been a very busy couple of weeks in the Russell household, and not just with Lil’ B. and his progress (which has had me smiling a lot.) There’s been [...]
So far we’ve had the best day of the month today. No fits, no tantrums, no raised voices. Just a happily playing child and a long afternoon nap, in which yours truly finished out the necessary work of the day, so that even if distractions occur tonight, I’ll have no reason to rush to complete [...]
My sister is famous for passing along inspirational emails. Once in a great while, she sends something that is just too perfect not to share. This is not only one of those messages, but it has a lot to do with the very next post I’ve been writing, so I thought I’d share it with [...]
