Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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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...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoI Want You to Know
Dear Care Giver to Justin, If you’re reading this letter (and I so hope you are) it means I’ve never met...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoYou Should Know
We ran into you today at the boardwalk, former aide to Justin and frankly, one of my favorite paraprofessionals ever (trust...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoLove
I watched him walk away from me in the dusty barn we call horseback riding home, curious as to why he...