The NHL season is complete, having ended Friday night when the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers in double-overtime in Game 5 to win the Stanley Cup. My job takes me on the road for the Cup Final. If any of the following sounds like complaining, that is unintentional. It is a privilege […]
Read more "Torn"There is a downside to our always-connected, social media-addled world, but there are plenty of positives, too. One of them: the world has shrunk. Last week, I began reading Ron Suskind’s book Life, Animated, about his family’s use of his autistic son’s intense love of Disney animation as a pathway to communication. Many of you […]
Read more "Autism Affinities Project"Sometimes when you’re in the thick of the day-to-day, you fail to notice significant changes that are happening right in front of you. Most of this NHL season, Ryan had a routine. After finishing his homework and eating dinner, he would head to the basement to watch hockey, by himself. He said he preferred it […]
Read more "The Progress Is All Around Us"Ever since that moment a few weeks ago at the Springfield Falcons game, the one when Ryan reached deep into the astonishing depths of his memory to recall the exact date and situation that he last knew of a hockey goalie giving up four goals on seven shots, we have been talking more than usual […]
Read more "Another ‘For Him, or For Me’ Moment"We went out to dinner Saturday night. Nothing remarkable about that — not anymore, anyway. We choose a pizza and burger joint that we knew would have appealing options for both kids. The restaurant had one other thing to recommend it — TVs all over with games on of every variety. We even convinced Ryan […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 