I want to thank all of the wonderfully generous friends who supported us in our fundraising to send Alex to this special camp. Unfortunately, life had other plans for the time being. Due to fairly dramatic health issues (more on that later), I am unable to accompany Alex to Ohio, so we are postponing his experience at Camp Cheerful until next year. I did return all funds raised, to their respective contributors, due to the change in plans. Alex is disappointed, but he is very vocal about wanting me to get better. We are working at getting new therapists on board for him, locally and hopefully camp will be in reach next summer and I will be 110% again! Thanks again to everyone who continually roots for Alex. Alex is well aware of the love everyone has shown us along our long journey.
xo
B
Alex is my amazingly brilliant, funny, sweet kid who has Asperger Syndrome. Asperger’s is a neurological disorder, it is a developmental disability.
Alex is almost 7 years old. There is a summer camp (Camp Cheerful) in Ohio specially
designed for kids with Asperger’s. It includes things like Occupational
Therapy, which would be a huge help to Alex. The camp would help give
Alex the tools he needs to face his daily challenges, which are more
than most adults could tackle every day.
Here’s a wonderful description of Asperger’s Syndrome that recently aired on the PBS show “Arthur” (the meat of it is only until around 2:45… so if you aren’t into Arthur please don’t feel you need to watch all 7+ minutes!)
Originally uploaded by The Happy Aspie The tall one is Dorothy (I’ll get a better shot next time), the middle one is clearly Blanche. The smallest one is Sophia. Where is Rose? Back in St Olaf? Clearly, my brain has turned to cheesecake. Yes. I have been falling asleep to reruns of The Golden Girls […]
Here are a few of my favorite images which remind me of three of my favorite things about autism: -When we are given the space to be ourselves, we soar. -There are always new angles and new ways to approach everything (when in doubt, SPIN!) -We understand each other even when we can’t find our […]
I was glued to the TV in the wee hours. I saw an ambulance moving into the same space as gunfire and cops and suspects who, at that moment in time, were suspected of killing a cop and carjacking and the media had yet to offer the possible, and later confirmed, connection to the Boston […]
Below is a link to an excellent list of characteristics, abilities, and talents of females with Asperger’s Syndrome. This doesn’t, and shouldn’t, serve as diagnostic criteria or as a rigid checklist. It is, however, a wonderful start to a female profile that may guide identification and disgnosis someday. Some people have told me, “You can’t […]
Ceci n’est pas un chapeau. It’s some sort of magic. It’s true! I went into The Franklin Shops in lovely downtown Fort Myers & I tried on a hat, knowing full well that it would not, could not fit my sizable squash. At best, the average non-bespoke chapeaux of the world have sat atop my […]
