Amid all the interesting developments in the autism world today—the NYU Child Study Center’s ‘town meeting’, David Kirby’s latest interpretation of ‘evidence’ for a link between autism and vaccines or something in vaccines, a little politicking—I’ve been fielding emails from various colleagues from work, regarding the scheduling of student presentations. It has been made very clear that the schedule does not work for one colleague, due to other, very pressing work demands and shouldn’t I have realized this?
In responding, I’ve been a bit tempted to insert this sentence:
I have a son with autism and I am going to great lengths to get him a babysitter so that I can attend the presentations at that time of day, and at the risk of severely disrupting my son’s own schedule and overall well-being—-I have to go back home to meet his bus and then turn right around after briefing the babysitter to go to the presentations; my husband would take care of my son but he has to work (as you note that you do)……..
Stop, I say to myself: Stop the excuses. Sure, I have some complicated circumstances; sure my colleague does, too. Who doesn’t?
I know, deep in my heart, that it helps Charlie to have changes in his usual routine and that the babysitter is glad to spend time with him. I know that flexibility is an asset.
But ah, the excuses I could make!
And don’t need to.
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