Words that wound
Even as a child, I was fascinated by words. They are used, in various combinations, to voice our thoughts and feelings. But my childhood did not allow me to learn to say the words I feel.Many worthy...
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Last month I went to our Asperger’s Support Group meeting to listen to a talk on…puberty. I think—I hope—we are two or three years away from THAT, but following the line of thought that has so far...
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L.'s in fourth grade now and, alas, part of life as a fourth-grader seems to involve an exposure to an ever-broadening range of colorful language. Luckily for us, L. also has a unwavering and...
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This is the time of the semester when I get desperate. I pull out all the stops when it comes to begging and pleading with my students to get it all together in time for final exams, which are only...
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