February 5, 2013: Dad Arrives in Texas

Today is the day.  Dad gets into Dallas this afternoon.  Liesl is so excited that she can’t stand it at all.  She is ready to explode with anticipation.  She sure misses her grandpa. I was up and into the office early this morning.  I worked through lunch to make sure that I was as caught …

February 4, 2013: Final Day Before Dad Arrives

Today is the last day before dad comes down to Texas for his annual two week long winter visit.  Liesl has been counting down the days for weeks.  Every day she asks how much longer it will be and how many days until she sees grandpa.  It’s Monday so I am home with Liesl and …

What Every Autistic Person Knows About Saving the Economy

In Scientific American I saw an article about how Students with Autism Gravitate Towards STEM Majors.  That anyone needed to do a study to determine this seems surprising but, as always, you can’t publish something based on common knowledge or common sense, you always have to get a grant and do a study because that’s …