Smoke and Sparks
“Dealing with autism is like trying to grab smoke.”
That’s a description of autism—the opening paragraph of an article last month, in the April 22nd Vallejo Times Herald (CA)—that I have not heard before. The article focuses on the Anova Center for Education and its students and teaching methods.
I will say, though, that once Charlie gets going doing something, learning something—-as when he pulled himself up onto his bike to ride off with his dad today into the afternoon sunlight and the wilderness (New Jersey style—on a dirt road miles from home Charlie was fretful but then how he beamed as he crossed familiar streets getting nearer to home)—the sparks do start to fly.
4 opinions for Smoke and Sparks
chrisd
May 13, 2007 at 11:12 pm
I’m hoping this will be the year that our son learns how to ride a bike.
Hope your Mother’s Day was great, Kristina!
Kristina Chew, PhD
May 13, 2007 at 11:57 pm
A few anxious moments (mine; Charlie’s) but so long as the sun is shining (and even when it’s not)—-hope you had a wonderful day too! And I’d like much to know how your son does learning to ride a bike.
Autism Vox
May 15, 2007 at 4:29 pm
[…] Charlie indeed seems to have some athletic ability and not only for swimming, but also for bike-riding and also for running: He has been moving fast ahead of me, for longer and longer stints, on the […]
Autism Vox » Too disabled—or too abled—for the Olympics?
May 15, 2007 at 4:30 pm
[…] Charlie indeed seems to have some athletic ability and not only for swimming, but also for bike-riding and also for running: He has been moving fast ahead of me, for longer and longer stints, on the […]
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