For a long time, at least since Kate was seven and Luke was twelve, people new to this Autistic Family have asked us if the two are twins. Maybe it’s just that they both have Cathy’s eye shape and color, or that Luke has always had a baby face. But I can’t help thinking it’s […]

This past Wednesday, October 18, was the feast day of Luke’s name saint, Saint Luke, beloved physician, iconographer, and Gospel writer. There is a St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in nearby Mooresville, NC, that was celebrating their patron saint with a vespers the night before and a divine liturgy Wednesday. Their pastor had invited the […]

I’ve been a “morning person” for a long time. I enjoy being able to pray, exercise, write, and (most importantly) have my coffee while everyone else in the house is asleep. This morning that routine was kicked out from under me when I returned from walking the dog to find Luke naked and wandering the […]

I’ve written a couple times about other diners secretly paying for our meal. That happened again as recently as mid-September. But here’s the other side of the story, which doesn’t happen as often, fortunately. Cathy and the autistic duo were in McDonald’s yesterday, and Cathy was holding onto Kate’s hands so Kate wouldn’t do a […]