Comments on: What happened?: On Charlie growing up

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:25:47 +0000

That’s quite a story—-did he associate you with “Lucky Leo” when he saw you? Thanks very much.

By: Palmer

Palmer — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:16:37 +0000

I remember taking six autistic students to Lucky Leo’s arcade in Seaside Heights, NJ, almost 15 years ago when I was a special education teacher.
One of the boys got fixated on the sound of “Lucky Leo” and started saying it constantly. He pronounced it in a high-pitched voice: “Luckee Lee-oh! Luckee Leee-oh!”
At the end of that year I went back to school and became a lawyer. I got married and had three children (none of the autistic.)
I recently ran into my former student and his mother. Fifteen years later, he’s still shouting “Luckee Lee-oh!” His mother says he does it hundreds of times a day.

By: Diagnosis by 18 Months

Diagnosis by 18 Months — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:21:54 +0000

[...] things that Charlie has learned not because of our intense efforts to teach, but because he has gotten older. Yes, growing up raises new questions and concerns, but an older Charlie is—like older [...]

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:27:46 +0000

He definitely is not—-quite to my surprise! More than a few times, Charlie tells me “stairs” which means I’m to go away so he can be on his own.

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:22:28 +0000

So good to read that he’s settled in happily and not needing so much supervision.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:32:15 +0000

Charlie’s grandfather commented on that a few weeks ago—-sometimes Charlie just likes to sit with them.

By: mumkeepingsane

mumkeepingsane — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:51:14 +0000

I was so happy to hear about Charlie today. Thanks so much for sharing. Unsupervised time….wow!

By: Autism Vox » The Kind of World I Hope For

Autism Vox » The Kind of World I Hope For — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:26:31 +0000

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By: Mamaroo

Mamaroo — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:04:12 +0000

He certainly is growing up. Thanks for making sure we still get to hear about Charlie. He is such a great kid!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:56:16 +0000

A poem for you and Charlie, Kristina.

By Li Bai.

All the birds have flown and gone;
A lonely cloud floats leisurely by.
We never tire of looking at each other-
Only the mountain and I.