Kathy Briccetti's Blog

• Asperger's Valentine's Day

  February 13, 2009

  • On Valentine’s Day, twelve-year-old Ben races into the house and heads straight to the kitchen. “Are we having Cactus?” he asks Pam. “Yes, you’re having a treat tonight,” she says. “But is it Cactus?” Cactus Taqueria is his favorite burrito restaurant.“You’re having a burrito, yes.” “But is it Cactus?” By this time I’ve joined them. “I think he needs a clear, ...
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• is anyone selling nontraditional literary memoir?

  January 31, 2009

  • Here's another excerpt of my memoir-in-progress about working with children on the autism spectrum while raising a son with Asperger's Syndrome.(Part 7)  PrescriptionEvery week, the special education teacher and I spend several hours meeting with parents whose children are struggling in school. Some have learning problems, some behavioral. Over the years, I get good at dispensing advice at ...
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• further adventures...

  January 24, 2009

  • Here’s another installment from my memoir-in-progress about raising a son with Asperger’s Syndrome while working as a school psychologist.   Direct Hit            I’m sitting across the table from a kindergarten girl with Down’s Syndrome when she lets go an explosive, uncovered sneeze. The droplets land on my face like rain from a cloudburst. One drop lands in the recess of my ...
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