grandparents

They Love Me Still

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Editor’s note: I wrote this post based on conversations with my son Jack, and from observing the incredible love he has for his grandmother and his grandfather. My Grandma is eighty one years old. She was born in Italy. The year was 1938. She is much shorter than I am. She likes to cook and feed […]

When Your Grandchild Has Autism

Carrie Cariello 7

I’m always struck at the number of grandparents who turn up at readings. During the discussion afterwards they usually ask similar questions; “I have a granddaughter with autism. What should I do when she flaps her hands?” or, “Why do the tags on his sweater bother him so much?” One time I met a tall slender man […]