It being the “dog days of August”; us being on vacation at the beach house; the 2008 Olympics taking place; Charlie being a boy who loves loves loves to swim—-I am indulging in making a bit of an Olympic (”citius altius fortius“).
More than a few people have said to me that life raising an autistic child is not so much a sprint as a marathon. In the beginning, after you first get the diagnosis, it feels that you have to run to your utmost abilities, until you’ve drawn your last breath and then still have to give it your all: …read more