A brief getaway. A seaside watering hole. And a text message that totally rocks.
Read More#291: Named
If you're a stranger, say in a grocery store, and you meet Tess and me, I can already tell you how it's probably gonna go.
Read More#290: Shield
Tess has autism. Which means she's highly sensitive to sensory stuff. She doesn't like things touching her face. Things like, oh I don't know--masks.
Read More#289: Play Ball
Taking a giant step forward. In Tess telling us stuff.
Read More#288: No Comment
Tess has been consistently saying: no comment. Until pretty recently.
Read More#287: July 13
An anniversary that we don't exactly celebrate. And a weird night with the T-Bird.
Read More#286: A Forest
Come closer and see. See into the trees. Find the girl while you can.
Read More#285: Extended
How's Tess's summer shaping up? Welp, she's got work to do.
Read More#284: Walking the Path
Come with me. On a short boat ride. And I'll show you Tess's happy place these days.
Read More#283: Skin Deep
What is the largest organ in the human body? Anyone? Anyone? It's the skin.
#282: Lucas
I want to tell you about a boy that I knew. A boy and his dad.
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#281: Up All Nite
Up late thinking? Yeah, me too.
#280: Let's Play
Often you give Tess a toy, and she's far more enamored of the box it came in. But she just got a toy in the mail that's a huge hit.
Read More#279: OT Goes into OT
I know time is behaving strangely for all of us these days, but let me tell you about a half hour with Tess that lasted several weeks.
#278: A Circle of Friends
Like most of us, Tess has a lot of video calls these days. They haven't gone so well. Until now.
Read More#277: I Gotcha Now
No doubt about it—Tess is bored. And what does she do when she's bored?
Read More#276: Edge of the World
It's been an interesting few weeks here. Just when I start to think I've got this, Tess throws us a curveball.
Read More#275: My Mistake
It's tempting to focus on what makes Tess different. But sometimes it's good to think about the ways she acts like a typical fourth-grader.
Read More#274: How Not to Go Stir Crazy
Entering week five of COVID-19 lockdown here in Maine. If you're going a bit stir crazy, with the walls closing in, this one's for you.
Read More#273: Bad at Homeschooling
Entering week four at home here. Raise your hand if you're bad at homeschooling.
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