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The Person I'm With Has Autism

“Hey Carrie, it’s me, Sandy. Listen, I had an idea for you—” Sandy is a dog trainer.We started to work with her after we got our puppy,Wolfie, because we have no idea what we’re doing. “Oh, I’m so glad you called! I’m kind of worried he doesn’t like his food. He isn’t eating it as fast. […]

Bridging the Gap

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Joe and Henry, waiting for the bats on the bridge

“Let’s go up on the bridge to watch them!” my sister-in-law, Elaine, suggested. “The view is much better from higher up.” Sweat running down my back, I turned my head slowly to look at her, then craned my neck to look back up at the Austin Congress Avenue Bridge. We were sitting on the grassy […]