Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Thanksgiving can be sort of tricky for special needs parents sometimes. Christmas is perhaps a little easier, I think, only because virtues ...

There's a new piece called "The Things Unseen" over at Support for Special Needs . Everyone have a nice Thanksgiving this w...

Much of the life of a special needs parent involves anticipating the worst case scenarios and avoiding them if possible. It never stops, an...

Once again, I've written a piece, this one called "Invisible" , for the fine people over at Support for Special Needs . And t...

Medusa was 100% her idea.

Schuyler's monster stirs at times, like Schuyler herself in the middle of the night. We wait, and we watch, and we hope. We don't ...

The concerns and issues surrounding men's health don't get nearly as much media attention as they should, but it's probably our ...

I wrote a piece called "The Road" for my friends over at Support for Special Needs , on the topic of Schuyler (surprise!) and tra...

Because poor people still like to occasionally have nice things, I tried to get an iPhone. Because big, weaselly companies don't like ...

The internet hasn't been a very happy place lately. Here's a little something, just for fun.

Julie asked me a question tonight as we walked through the grocery store. "Am I broken?" We discussed it for a while amongst t...

For an hour every Saturday morning for the past two months, Schuyler has strapped on her shin guards and pulled on her jersey, and joined he...

Every day, I believe our society is moving towards recognition of the fact that making fun of people with developmental disabilities just is...

(Chapter Five, "The Saddest Place in the World", from Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter , ...

I've had a piece of music in my head for a few weeks now, and I thought I would share it with you tonight because, well, it's on my ...

It's an odd thing, to be the guide and protector of the strongest person I know. Schuyler attended a band event this week, held at a l...

"Have you ever found a term for our super kids that doesn't piss you off Robert? Since there are times when we need to call them wh...