Annika and Lukas came home from college yesterday afternoon, and I’m so glad to have all my babies here. Unfortunately, my eldest baby, Kristina, will be having Thanksgiving for the first time in her new home in North Carolina. 🙁 I know she’s excited! Of course, I probably won’t see Annika before noon because she’ll…
More on Mental Illness and Developmental Disorders
It’s so beautiful in Houston. In fact, the energy here around Lake Travis is so wonderful that it might be on my short list for a move in 3-5 years (along with the Carolinas.) The air is much drier than in Houston, although it does get hot, but there’s less concrete and more nature here….
Autism and Developmental Disorders
The wedding was absolutely amazing. I was so close to tears throughout only to spend the evening during the reception belly-laughing. Jamie and her family sat at our table and taught us how to bend spoons with our minds. Pretty cool. All you have to do is understand that matter is 99% empty space. Then…
Erik on Autism, Part Two
Don’t forget that our first radio show, entitled Channeling Erik’s Hour of Enlightenment, starts tonight at 5:00 PM PT/6:00 PM MT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. This show is all about listener participation so have a question or two ready for Erik before you click to listen. Again, I’ll try to put a “Play Now” button on the righthand…
Erik on Autism, Part One
I can’t be more excited! Our first radio show, entitled Channeling Erik’s Hour of Enlightenment, starts tomorrow (Thursday, February 11th) at 5:00 PM PT/6:00 PM MT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. Join Kim, Erik and me for an hour of fun and enlightenment. During the show, Erik will start out by teaching us a little something, then the lines/chat…
Ecstasy, Part Two
Here I am all cozy with laptop in my lap, my Yorkie, Bella competing for my attention and sipping my steaming mug of coffee. It’s raining outside. Hard. I just heard a thunderclap so loud, it sounded like it was only yards away. So it’s a great prelude to busy, cozy holiday plans all centered…
Cling Wrap
Thanks so much, everyone, for sending prayers and love to Kate and her mother. Kate emailed me sharing how grateful she is for all of you. As for the radio show yesterday, we all had so much fun. Erik was in fine form, as usual, and Jamie had to do some major “bleeping” throughout. I’m…
Phobias and Aspergers, Part One
My mother is progressing slowly, but with some setbacks here and there. I’ll have to say that this long, arduous process has been hellacious on my family and me. For me in particular, like any stress trigger, it spirals me into that dark “missing Erik” place full of tears. This makes it a struggle to…
Erik on Autistic Children and Tantrums Overall
Before we delve into this topic, I’d like to ask your advice. A dear blog member made what I think is a very important suggestion. She said I should NOT interview Mohammed, Osama bin Laden or the 911 hijackers because doing so would put the families of both Jamie and me at great risk. Do…
