Category Archives: Autism

Avi is coming home today

Yesterday was a very difficult day for Marsha and me. At about 5 pm Marsha got a call from the Tikva director at ROA and she told Marsha that Avi had some more behavior issues today and that we would … Continue reading

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Ramah Day 1

Avi and Marsha are safely in Colorado right now. Our friend Sue picked them up at the house yesterday at 3 pm to get them to the airport by 3:45. The flight from Newark was scheduled at 5:20 and this … Continue reading

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The Past Couple of Days

The past few days have been somewhat difficult for us.  First, on Wednesday evening I started to have some pains in my abdomen and back.  I have had kidney stones before, but this was more painful than anything I have … Continue reading

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Everyday is a Winding Road

Thanks to Cheryl Crow for today’s title (which is of course, close to my Beatles blog title!)  Friday was the last day of the ESY program at Avi’s school.  As part of Avi’s IEP he is to get what is … Continue reading

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Welcome to Holland

After all of these years with an autistic boy it’s hard to imagine that I had not seen this essay before a few days ago. Please read and forward to your friends. WELCOME TO HOLLAND byEmily Perl Kingsley. I am … Continue reading

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Autism Awareness Month

April has been designated as Autism Awareness Month. April 2nd has the official designation by the UN as World Autism Awareness Day and in the US we have extended this for the whole month. Many readers of my blog know … Continue reading

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The Long and Winding Road

Longer time readers of my blog might know that when my posting title is the same as my blog title, it is time for an Avi update. I have not written about Avi is quite some time, and a few … Continue reading

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The Long and Winding Road

Some of my longer time readers may remember what was going on in my family’s life last year around Passover. Avi had become so unstable, that we moved him to a partial hospital program which then transferred him to an … Continue reading

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All Together Now

It’s been quite some time since I posted on my blog. After posting every day in the month of November, I certainly needed the month of December off. January came around I have been busy, so posting was not foremost … Continue reading

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Carry That Weight

Just last week I wrote a very optimistic blog entry about how things were going with Avi, and of course, as is our life, it is two steps forward and one step back (although this time it may have only … Continue reading

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