#2. 5/19/12

Hey everyone.. I am excited to say that Alex has been doing VERY well in school this year. As this year wraps up there are still a lot of unknowns as to what hurdles we'll be jumping next year. My amazing Alex is reading like a champ and although stubborn sometimes he is always about to express love. I'll take that everyday and twice on Sundays. Just last week I received a permission slip for Nick to play football this upcoming year. He is VERY excited to play. I asked Alex if he wanted to play and he said,"NO". I know he's waiting for baseball and soccer. :-)
I really didn't pursue the Special Olympics issue this year. Since Alex has had his new insoles, (he has one leg longer than the other) he has gained so much more confidence and been running with excitement and confidence. I've decided to just see where that leads us. I apologize for taking so long. On a personal note.. I'm doing a lot better as of late. Depression still sucks. I've had some pretty monumental moments lately that has helped to pull me from my internal dispair.
Thanks for reading.

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     Hi, just to catch you up of why I've decided to start this blog. In the fall of 2006 my ex and I found out our first born had autism. As a proud dad that was serving in the navy, this news hit me pretty hard.  There were and still are so many unknowns with a child that carries this diagnosis. Knowing how important a father is to his son and viseversa I knew I had to step up to the plate. My very first action taken was to scour the internet for as much valid information as i could find. I stuffed a 1" binder full of  data that all lead me to one thing. No one knows anything. The spectrum of autism is so vast. The only way I'd get to know where my son fit on the spectrum was to wait and watch him grow. It's not the easiest method when you want to "fix" whatever is wrong with your son, but I'll share this, it sure is fun. I am blessed that he falls under the "high functioning end" of the spectrum. What that does though is create a whole other set of hurdles. Those hurdles and more are what I'll be getting into in a bit.
     Right now I just started writing a kids book for my two boys. The theme? A zombie boy that likes to run.

     Thanks for taking the time to check this out.