Yesterday Emma, wearing one of her eight bathing suits, (Emma goes through bathing suits the way runners go through running shoes) requested that we play a game of “Duck, Duck, Goose.” “Mommy!... Read more →
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“Six and Three and Zero”
We are working with Emma on time. For the last few weeks she has been waking at 5:30AM. I’m just grateful she isn’t also waking us at 2:00AM. It’s all relative. She has an analog... Read more →
Sunday in Williamsburg with Emma
After Nic and Emma had their gymnastics lesson Sunday, we dropped Nic off in Williamsburg, taking the “blue A train with yellow and orange seats” much to Emma’s delight, (while disproving... Read more →
Autism and the Neuromajority
I am wading into murky waters with this post. I know this, but I’m going to do it anyway… I really dislike the word “neurotypical.” It’s one of those words that has always... Read more →
Cobra aka Daddy
Emma began calling her dad, Cobra a few weeks ago. When she first said it, as in, “That’s Cobra!” while laughing and pointing to Richard, I had no idea why she was calling her father... Read more →
The Gift of a Molar
Like many Autistics, Emma has a multitude of sensory issues. I’ve written before about Emma’s amazing ability to tolerate certain types of pain, particularly when it comes to her teeth. The... Read more →
A Fantasy for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Autistic Children
I wrote about some of these ideas before in the Fantasy For Autists post a couple of weeks ago. This is a follow up post, a fantasy for parents of newly diagnosed autistic children. When Emma was first... Read more →
A Story About The Lady at the Zoo
Emma was confounded yesterday when she was told by one of the Central Park Zoo employees that she could not sit on the railing to watch the sea lions being fed. She was very upset and wanted to go home.... Read more →
Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed. That’s how I’m feeling at the moment, with no real right to be. Nothing has happened, Emma continues to make nice strides, yet even as I say that, a little voice is muttering,... Read more →
Frustration, Self Injurious Behavior & Autism
To all who reached out yesterday – Thank you. The feeling of being overwhelmed that I was experiencing, receded and by the afternoon I was feeling back to my old energetic self. Amazing how... Read more →
Parenting and The Depiction of Autism in the Media
We are inundated with disturbing imagery regarding autism in the media. Perhaps one of the most famous is a video Autism Speaks made. It is a video montage with a number of parents speaking of their... Read more →
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival Acts Up
British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons will make its area debut in September at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival. Also added to the lineup were soul-rock groups Michael Franti & Spearhead... Read more →
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Harvey Mackay: There’s no substitute for integrity
A father who had been laid off from his job had been watching expenses closely for months. But he’d made a promise to his two sons – twins – that he’d take them to a nearby amusement... Read more →
Tony Vagneur: Saddle Sore
It’s one of those stories that never got properly told, and it happened so long ago that not many would care – except for the fact that it involved recently deceased Ruth Whyte, multileveled... Read more →
Roger Marolt: Roger This
Aspen High School class of 2012, are you a little tired of talking about where you are going yet? That’s fine, because I want to talk about where you’ve been.OK, maybe just a little on the... Read more →
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Mining and Hope
The countless dormant mines in and around the Roaring Fork Valley offer a peculiar mix of danger and opportunity for forest officials. Take the Hope Mine, for instance, where threats to public safety... Read more →
Two years of collaborative success at Carbondale’s Third Street Center
CARBONDALE – In a building where Carbondale children once learned, played and matured, an older crowd is now earnestly engaged in efforts to make the world a better place. The nonprofit Third... Read more →
Pakistani women studying renewable energy at SEI
CARBONDALE, Colorado – Two women from Pakistan were in class last week at Solar Energy International, one of the nonprofit occupants of the Third Street Center, learning how to install solar hot-water... Read more →
Two years of collaborative success
CARBONDALE, Colorado – In a building where children once learned, played and matured, an older crowd is now earnestly engaged in efforts to make the world a better place.The nonprofit Third Street... Read more →
Latest Entertainment
Music * Art * Theater * Events
THIS WEEKENDCarbondale Community School: Ninth annual Roaring Fork Studio TourCARBONDALE – The annual Roaring Fork Studio Tour features more than 40 artists’ studios. Meet your favorite... Read more →
Whimsical Women show: beautiful art in a beautiful setting
FOUR MILE, Colorado – You’ll find them five miles up Four Mile on the way to Sunlight this afternoon and tomorrow – 20 women, all artists, all from around here, sharing and selling... Read more →
CD reviews: A trio of CDs with a whole lot of sounds
Theresa Andersson, “Street Parade”produced by Tobias Froberg (Basin Street)The publicity materials for “Street Parade,” the new album by singer and multi-instrumentalist Theresa... Read more →