Comments on: His Own Terms

By: Tanya Savko

Tanya Savko — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:32:41 +0000

No way! Must be a Joyce fan.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:17:19 +0000

okay, I have to add that silence, exile, and cunning is the latest tattoo that Johnny Depp had put on his arm.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:49:17 +0000

It seems we tread a similar path [apart from the teen bit!]

Although both of mine all too readily, will communicate verbally on some occasions, on other occasions [difficult to put an accurate percentage on it] they revert to mime and gesture.

Then one of them startled me this morning by saying ‘I need private time’ which roughly translated to ‘buzz off and leave me in peace!’

Go figure.

Best wishes

By: Tanya Savko

Tanya Savko — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:22:19 +0000

I wasn’t sure what to expect with the teen years either. Sometimes I feel like a pioneer, proceeding tentatively in uncharted territory.

I miss the sweet moments, too. Once in a while they crop up, and I hang onto those brief interludes. They sustain me.

By: mama mara

mama mara — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:42:16 +0000

I think you hit the nail on the head. He sounds a lot like my Rocky: a strong, silent type, with moments of incredibly ill-timed diarrhea mouth.

I have to admit, I thought that kids with autism didn’t go through all the teen crap. I thought I’d be spared the sullenness and the rebellion because Rocky’s developmental path has been so atypical. I try to be grateful for his typical-teen moments, but mostly I wish he’d go back to being my sweet little boy.