Do you ever catch yourself wondering if your child on the autism spectrum perceives events the same way his peers do? The way you do? They way, ahem, normal people do? I used to find myself doing that a lot, but not so much anymore. When, as a younger child, Ryan didn’t show excitement about […]
Read more "Recall vs. Understanding"It was a small gesture — but it meant so much. Last night was the first game of Ryan’s street-hockey season. He’s back with the same coach that led them to the championship last season, and very excited. When I think back to how far we’ve come since the first year he went out for […]
Read more "Waiting For a Friend"Yesterday was the day. Time to pay off “the bet.” Ryan was targeting July 4 for weeks — dating back to when I was on the road for the Stanley Cup Final. My pay-off for losing our epic street-hockey series was to serve as the color analyst (to Ryan’s play-by-play) for a Hockey Guys game. […]
Read more "Satisfying ‘The Bet’"There is one unsettled matter related to my epic, best-of-39 street hockey series loss to Ryan. Apparently, I agreed to some sort of wager whereby the loser would have to do anything the winner wanted. I say “apparently,” because the first time I heard about the bet was about Game 35. But as the end […]
Read more "The Bet"On this first Father’s Day I’ve ever spent apart from my kids, I prefer to take a look back to a more memorable occasion, from three years ago. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, including my own.
Father’s Day Hockey in Paradise
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 