Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoBrotherly Love
The sound sleep hums its siren song, waves crashing in a cadence and rhythm I hope will put my youngest son...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoSharing Our Stories
Last week I was in the grocery store with Zach (one of his least favorite places on earth, so you know...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoThe Present is a Gift
I stand in front of the stove flipping eggs, thrilled for once to be cooking because this endeavor means my eldest...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoStill My Boy
I hear Justin’s bus before I see it, motor revving loudly from a block away so I have time to get...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoFree
This past summer my family and I spent a day at Great Adventure. It’s the only place Justin, my severely autistic...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoThe ABLE Act
I have made a daily habit of reading the Autism Speaks blog, and was so heartened to recently read this post,...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoMy Boy’s Beautiful Brain
“Mom, Mom, a boy said autism is a boo-boo on the brain, and I told him it’s not and I do...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoTen Things
I’ve never been one for remembering certain types of anniversaries. I admit to forgetting the birth dates of beloved grandparents long...
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Brick Life
/ 10 years agoSay My Name
It was two syllables, whispered in a hushed tone, then repeated with gusto. Nothing surprising from an eleven-year-old boy, except that...