Comments on: Upstairs, Downstairs

By: Sick, But I’m In Good Hands

Sick, But I’m In Good Hands — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:29:41 +0000

[...] the sound of us coughing or blowing our noses used to make him very upset (when we lived in our old house I used to run down to the basement to sneeze). As I went through a pile of Kleenex today, [...]

By: Permanence in Change

Permanence in Change — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:29:00 +0000

[...] then: Then one day Charlie discovered the box of photos in the basement (we were still living in our old house). I had kept them hidden away because, though Charlie loved photos, he kept ripping up any he [...]

By: Utah Special Olympians Unable to Swim Due to Diaper Ban

Utah Special Olympians Unable to Swim Due to Diaper Ban — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:25:48 +0000

[...] having spent my share of time scrubbing and bleaching and hosing and rinsing after Charlie got a stomach thing, perhaps from a pool (he tends to swallow the water)—I find the ban against diapers in pools [...]

By: Log, Soldier, Starfish: How do you sleep?

Log, Soldier, Starfish: How do you sleep? — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:25:41 +0000

[...] home in California, with many happy memories and lots of photos, and a bit worn down from catching this illness); life is best when he is up and awake, calling for me to change the song on his iPod, watching me [...]

By: When was life with autism ever simple?

When was life with autism ever simple? — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:05:51 +0000

[...] was my younger sister-in-law’s. About two weeks ago, I had come back early from work as I was sick myself; I lay down on the bed to take a fast nap in preparation for a busy afternoon with Charlie. [...]

By: At the Barber Shop

At the Barber Shop — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:32:16 +0000

[...] testament to how close a parent can be to her child, I came down with the stomach thing Charlie had earlier this week and spent the better part of Saturday in bed, and therefore my response to Jim’s answer to [...]

By: Things To Wonder About (no survey needed)

Things To Wonder About (no survey needed) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:24:27 +0000

[...] So far, my son has not—–it is the case, he does not have a lot of language and, since we tend to work on him saying phrases that he will use a lot, “how did I become autistic?” is not one that comes into the conversation with him too much. Questions that we do work on include “what would you like?”, “what shall we do now?”, “what is your name?,” and—-the question Charlie has been waiting since Friday afternoon to hear—-”who are you going to see at school tomorrow?” (Charlie has had all of two days off from school, and starts summer school tomorrow, and his anxiety about this change was one reason for getting the stomach flu.) [...]

By: gretchen

gretchen — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:49:27 +0000

Get well soon Charlie!

By: Daisy

Daisy — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:14:18 +0000

Kristina, your descriptions are so vivid. i can see the house — and the mess! I understand the convenience factor. We are looking into adding a first-floor laundry room to our old house. It would be worth every penny.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:52:18 +0000

Yes, that was one reason behind the head-banging, as we gradually discovered. I also suspect, a headache, and sensory overload.