Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoDear Kim
(Editor’s note: this is the letter I would write to myself if I were an old lady telling my younger self...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoTransition
I have to tell you readers, my brain is spinning a bit lately. You see, my son, my beautiful severely autistic...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoShades of Gray
It was a simple question, asked at a party of people I hadn’t seen in years. “What grade is Justin in...
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Brick by the Numbers
/ 7 years agoDear Soon-to-be-ex-case-manager
Dear Soon to be ex-Case Manager, The call from you came yesterday with that bland generic “my sons’ public school district’s”...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoEnough
I still remember the day I knew my autistic son would remain on the severe end of the spectrum. Justin was...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoDear Readers
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to have a piece I wrote, a letter to Justin’s future caregiver in...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoThe Cure
There is so much that is contentious in the autism community; cell phones, vaccines, circumcision causing autism (no, I didn’t make...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoHelp Wanted
Last night the two wonderful BCBAs from my son’s private autism school came over for two hours to give me suggestions...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoI Believe
The other day in my seventeen minutes of free time I happened to run into Barnes and Noble, and as usual...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoTired
Okay people, I will admit this today- I’m tired. Yes I’m tired in part from waking up at 4:00 for no...