Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoBirthday Boy
ay This week my boy turns thirteen. He will be ushered into his teenaged years, that period which is supposed to...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoPOAC Lakewood BlueClaws Walk-a-thon
(Editor’s Note: POAC is a local organization which does so much for autistic people throughout New Jersey, from trainings of educators...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoAn Interview with Parents of Adult Autistic Children
Editor’s note: In honor of Autism Awareness month I interviewed several parents of adult autistic children who are no longer in...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoWorld Autism Awareness Day
Today is the ninth official World Autism Awareness Day, and as I watch my eldest son with severe autism rearrange his...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoGratitude
Oh, how I love Justin’s school. Recently I schlepped up north for my boy’s parent-teacher conference, excited as I always am,...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoPost Twenty-One
Another big milestone is hurtling chez McCafferty. My oldest son, who is severely autistic, will soon be a teen-ager. And I...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoTransition
This past week a momentous event occurred when the principal of Justin’s school called out of the blue to speak to...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoTen Things You Can Do for Friends and Relatives Whose Child Has Been Diagnosed with Autism
Recently we celebrated the birthday of my youngest son, who has high-functioning autism. Families and friends from both sides of his...
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Brick Life
/ 9 years agoNever Give Up
Recently I posted a piece in my various venues talking about what I’d learned about autism in the almost twelve years...
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Brick by the Numbers
/ 9 years agoCycles
He grabs my sleeve for what seems the thousandth time today (and it’s only 11:00 AM), says his word approximation for...