Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Heathens at the gate Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob I delivered the sermon at a church on Sunday. Okay, I know. But that's not as u...

I wrote a little somethin' somethin' over at Support for Special Needs , on the topic of marriage and special needs families. Perha...

Smartass fortune cookie Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Schuyler and I are heading back to Odessa, land of my misspent youth, to speak to...

Us Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob When large things loom, it's the small things that save. Someone recently told me that for all my ...

Us Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob It's Father's Day, so it's appropriate (and very cool) that I can point you to an intervie...

(The perhaps inevitable result of scented markers and fine motor control issues...) --- First of all, I've posted my monthly essay on Ho...

Schuyler has been writing poetry in school, accompanied by her own drawings. I'm not under any illusions here; aside from perhaps the o...

It has been noted that my last two entries ( "Truth can be a monster, too" and "A question of faith" ) are almost compl...

So yeah, it's been a rough week. We've been trying to find the lesson from Schuyler's IEP meeting and everything we learned, bu...

Monster hands Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob I go out of my way to portray myself as a big shot author and disability advocate. Just lo...

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak to an autism book club at a large Baptist church here in Plano. Yeah, I know what you're thinkin...

Some things are hard to see when you are standing close to them. The passage of time masks growth and allows you to hold a tiny little baby...

A special message for all my fellow polymicrogyria peeps and families with other related brain monsters (yo, what up?). This convention is ...

For those of you interested in AAC technology and the world of people like Schuyler, Samuel Sennott and his brilliant AAC app Proloquo2Go w...

Every time I write about corporal punishment, I get more angry emails and comments than any other topic. Seriously. And keep in mind the n...

How Schuyler passes the time at conferences Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob Despite my past work as an IT guy, it is an undeniable fact t...

Undated: My father Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob My father died twenty years ago today. It's strange to think about it now, especia...

As part of my fancy pants authority duties, I serve on the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Children with Microcephaly. This makes ...

My monthly post is up over at Hopeful Parents . I promise, I'm going to lighten up soon.

Flygirl Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob ACT I Julie picks up Schuyler from school. Schuyler is in a very sad mood, not making eye contac...