This is me with my Brownie camera: Maybe I was 8 years old. My Dad had a 1957 Chevy, but I don’t think that’s it in the background. Dad probably took this picture in the parking lot somewhere. It might have been at this public park near Willowbrook[1] where we used to go when we visited […]
These are a couple of pictures from early visits to see Mike at Willowbrook[1] by my parents, my younger brother and me. I think the picture with my father was at Al Deppe’s, a combination food stand and arcade. It was a cool place for my younger brother and me. It had a violin-piano […]
This is the neuroscience part of the blog I’m reading The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard Cytowic, M.D.[1] This book is about the phenomenon of synesthesia, where a sensory stimulus triggers sensations by several senses, such as a visual stimulus producing a sound. Dr. Cytowic describes an encounter with one of his friends who, […]
I love this picture of Mike and me. I’m pretty sure that Mom took it. Most of the pictures I have are slides, film negatives or those old snapshots with the rippled edges. This one was about 5X7 and glued flush onto card stock. With the old negatives, I used to print them myself and […]
I wonder how many of you have heard someone say, “You should have taken better care of yourself”, after you catch a cold. “What did I do to deserve this?” is the same question. This time it is the victim that blames him or herself. Why is it so easy to cast blame? Does it […]
I wonder how many times autistic siblings have heard this phrase. Was it just me? I have to admit that when I was growing up, I didn’t hear those words. My Mom wanted me to go out and play with the other kids. I’m sure Dad wanted the same things, but he also reinforced the […]
Have you ever looked at something all the time and, many years later, look at it again and notice something completely different about it? The picture below is an example of that for me. I carved mine, Mom and Dad helped my other brothers with theirs. We always put them on the stoop for Halloween. […]
My Letter to The Times About 10 or so years ago, the New York Times published an article about siblings of autistic children. Lacking in the article was the perspective of someone my age – one who grew up in the 1950s. I was fortunate in having my letter to the editor published. Below is […]
This is me and my younger brother. He’s OK. Mom or Dad took this picture.
I think I took this picture of Mike. Pretty good for a kid, although not the traditional type found in a family album. It surprised me when I came across it among the family snaps. Looking at it with today’s eyes, it captures the essence of my relationship with my older brother. There was this […]
