Re: Re: Of Dreams and Showtunes-and Balance

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Written by Judith Ursitti on her Autismville Blog.

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Posted 12/7/2007 1:09 PM CST

“I’m worried about you†Andy joked, standing at the kitchen counter

eating

his chili.

He’d only been home from work for five minutes. Worried about me? What was

this?

“Don’t take this personally, but you sort of remind me of that kid in

Autism: The Musical " he nonchalantly observed between bites. “You know the

one I’

m talking about. The one obsessed with dinosaurs.â€

What. Of course I remembered. Stills' little boy. The one with

Asperger’s Syndrome. Beautiful, beautiful boy.

“You know that whole restricted interest thing. Well… I think that’s

YOU.â€

He was half-serious/half-joking. I immediately felt defensive.

But, but, but.

Of course I had already mentioned an article I had read on the Internet

about some sort of chemical being found in liquid baby formula containers.

Then

there was the other article about the new Chief Science Officer at Autism

Speaks. And the new study that concluded some children with autism improve

when they have a fever.

Blah, blah, blah…

I was about to take a deep breath and continue when he unsympathetically

swiped a gigantic needle across the turntable of my life -- the life that very

well could be labeled Autism: The Single.

The creep should change his name to Simon Cowell.

I’m the mom of a little guy with autism. I need answers.

Not later, but now.

Questing, questing, questing. Never resting.

And much like Bono, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.

Sensing the danger his offhanded comment had placed him in, Andy smiled and

pulled out his ever-dependable line of defense: the quintessential eighties

movie quote.

With index finger raised and eyebrow coyly arched, he delivered the line in

perfect Karate Kid fashion.

“Remember the wisdom of Mr. Miyagi…You remember lesson about balance?

Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance.

Everything be better. Understand?â€

Mad as I was, I had to laugh.

God, do I love the jerk. He can make me laugh when no one else can.

Balance.

Maybe I should go shoe shopping or something. How’s that for balance? "

I hope you find some balance today.

CReece

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