Yesterday, my nephew, Alexander Hale, graduated from high school. This could have been a typical right-of-passage moment, but Alex is not your typical kid. He, along with my amazing sister, Karen, and brother-in-law,Richard, have had a life-long struggle with his Asperger’s Syndrome, dealing with his systemic shortcomings and nurturing his…
I’m seldom at a loss for poignant, pedantic pontification, (or alliteration it would seem), and as an advocate of the op-ed and, more recently, the blog, I have decided to throw my two cents into the crowded cyber ring, with the hope that, note-in-a-bottle-like, my thoughts may wash up on…