Ups and Downs
Irene SandlerRaising a son with Down Syndrome
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Monthly |
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| Issues | 11 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 months ago |
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Pattern-making
Structure is helpful for a chap like Isaac. It tells him what’s expected, what comes next, and generally minimises confusion and delay (to quote Mr Topham Hat). After all, we humans are pattern-matching machines; patterns make us comfortabl...
All creatures great and small
As many of you know, we have three cats.
One norm that surprised me about London is that people mostly let their cats roam around the neighbourhood. (They also rarely leash dogs.) No petitions to save the songbirds or public service annou...
Hairy balls and other unmentionables
Note: this was written nearly four years ago! I just never managed to hit “publish.” It all still stands, though more has happened since, of course.
“Smell my armpit.”
“No thanks.”
“C’mon. Smell my armpit.”
“Honestly, Isaac, just go to...
Out and about
When Isaac was younger, the persistent undercurrent for any outing was an almost-crippling anxiety honed by bitter experience: would he dart off? would he smack a playmate for no reason (that we could discern)? would he eat all the cheese p...
Making choices
Isaac started college this month. (In the U.K., “college” refers to the last two years of secondary school, while in America, “university” and “college” are used more or less interchangeably.)
Not only does this end the era of highly struc...
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