Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Austin Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob It's an exciting week for us as the Rummel-Hudson take to the road. We're heading back to...

This isn't a demonstration video of Schuyler using her new speech device (which she has named "Pinkessa", by the way). She do...

It is pink. It is very very pink. I mean, you see photos in a catalogue and you say "Oh, yeah. That's pink." But in person...

Schuyler and the PRC Vantage Lite Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob A week from now, a box should be arriving from Wooster, Ohio. Inside t...

Okay, so I keep getting email about President Obama's "Special Olympics" remark on Leno last night, so I thought I'd addre...

Approved. Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Today we got word that Schuyler was officially approved for a next generation speech device . D...

In Chapter 19 of Schuyler's Monster , "A Big Box of Words", I described a short video I'd taken of then-five year-old Schu...

Schuyler got it into her head that she wanted a guinea pig after seeing babies at the pet store over the weekend. After she saw an adult ye...

If you liked my last entry but found the whole "left-to-right eyeball tracking" thing to be a distraction, you'll be pleased t...

Pondering monsters Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Sometimes it sort of sneaks up on us. Schuyler came home from school without her speec...

As soon as I posted video of Schuyler communicating, the comments began. There were a lot of them saying something similar. "I thought...

More video. Here's a peek at how Schuyler communicates in the course of a typical evening. She tells a little about herself, orders he...

I got a fun new Flip Video Mino camera (courtesy of Circuit City's sorrow), and sprung it on Schuyler this morning. She wasn't even...

Note to my delicate and sensitive readers:   So there's a part of my San Francisco Adventure Story that involves injury, blood, general ...

Schuyler and the Big Box of Words Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob When you're a special needs parent, a Shepherd of the Broken, and y...

Writers' Guild of Texas appearance Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob My friend and fellow fancy pants author Karen Harrington and I pre...

things that are green Originally uploaded by mo pie I'm writing more about my visit to the Bay Area (much more, in fact), but I wanted t...

Obligatory shot with GGB Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob If you're in the Bay Area, this is your reminder to come see me tonight at 7...

Recently, I've been reading a great deal of literature and material on the subject of special needs parenting (including an absolutely a...

"Fully formed: a father's journey with his nonverbal daughter" by Beth Hawkins Minnesota Parent: "Shelf Life" , Febr...