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Articles about being a father of a child with special needs
TweetLive And Learn Dear Reader Judy writes: “I’ve noticed that lately your essays regarding Alex have reflected a kind of […]
“Hate the breaks,” one special-needs mom said to us right after Christmas. I used to, too. Wandering through days with
Alex got an ingrown toenail — we don’t have any idea, either — and the doctor prescribed orange liquid antibiotic.
The other day Jill and I ran into one of Alex’s therapists from his old school. He asked how Alex
Alex seemed better over the weekend. Last Wednesday and Thursday the symptoms had been nagging but at least familiar: Ned
Jill gave me a child-rearing book, Blessings of a Skinned Knee, which, among other tips of real sense, advises that
Alex has puzzles of a garbage truck, a tow truck, and a dump truck. Each has 49 pieces, each piece
We’ve been trying to string three or four words together. Not me and Jill, although it’s difficult for us to
Kids shove kids. Brothers shove brothers. I know this, but … Monday, May 12th, 7:23 a.m.: Suspects’ Father was emptying
We’re trying to get Alex to eat only at the table. Not in front of the TV, not beside the