So one of the hardest things for my oldest to do is change his bed sheets. In part, because of the number of stuff animals he has on his bed and the other part, putting his clean sheets back on his bed. So this time, I simply asked him numerous times if I could help him put them on and eventually, he said okay. I just had to be patient. Just like with life.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So today after I got off work, I went to a store called the House of Denmark with my mom to help her get a chair she really wanted. After getting it into her car, my mom thought that maybe we would need some help getting it into her condo, so I decided to volunteer my oldest. What I ended up doing was picking him up from work and then telling him after we got the chair into my mom’s house, we wold go get some ice cream. Works every time.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So the other day when my oldest and I were picking up trash as we were walking into the grocery store, he reminded me of when I took he and his siblings out to pick up trash in our neighborhood. If I remember right, it was a project one of them needed to do for school. That’s a really nice memory.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the new(ish) exercise bike my oldest son and I picked up and how I hoped he might start riding it in my recent post Surprise, Well, yesterday he turned around and surprised me when he told me that he rode it just the other day. Wow!
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So after learning that my youngest went to the Transformers movie this past weekend, I asked my oldest if he wants to go see it and of course he said yes. After all, he likes all their movies. So we’re planning to see it this Wednesday. Turns out it’s the fortieth anniversary of the movie and since it’s only at the theaters for a few more days, thankfully, I did manage to find it somewhere nearby and at a time I can do.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So after my class the other day, I got to thinking about my purpose in life. As I said the other day in my post In a Crowd, when you see somebody, they feel recognized and that’s important. In a way, I’ve often felt like I’ve not always been seen so I know that feeling
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So this past weekend, my oldest and I went over to World Wide Technology Raceway in southern Illinois to watch the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race. Sitting next to me was a young man, who I have little doubt was autistic as well. Just like with my oldest and even the classes I teach at our local community college, autism is part of everyone’s world, we just have to look around.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So while we’re waiting to hear back about whether or no my oldest son still has his social security, I’m actually a little hopeful as he did get his latest check at the first of this month.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
So my oldest surprised me this week when we passed this old exercise bike that had been sitting out in front of a neighbor’s yard for the last couple of weeks. When I decided to go pick it up and bring it to our house, my oldest surprised me when he said he could ride it while watching television. Something I never thought I’d hear him say but, no less, was a pleasant surprise. I guess we’ll see.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
I have to say, despite the heat, my oldest really hasn’t complained all that much. The down side is my youngest and I probably won’t get to play tennis anytime soon. Again, on the upside is I’m off Monday for Labor Day. One day at a time.
Sincerely –
Autism Librarian
