Maureen Lee

I ran into a neighbor the other day, a former teacher who does well as a private tutor, and he asked me how it was doing. Good. Bus strike is over. Oh yeah, he said. That. The last day of the NYC schoolbus strike which impacted mostly kids like my 14-year-old autistic son Alex, and his families ende...
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Ive been working with my autistic son Alex on the sidewalk or in stores in those moments when he sees a group of people approaching and his waves his hand and says, Bye Bye Whats going on with that No Alex, I tell him. Say hello. Say good bye when they leave Hell be 15 in June and sort of four for t...
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Whos aware I hope all the people who dont lead the life that I do. Self-pity Theres no such thing to the dad I am. Im aware to my core. I was going to send you an Autism Awareness Day card, a friend wrote a few years ago, but I couldnt find one in the Hallmark aisle. Why not God, she was smart. I am...
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Last night I sat on my deck and watched the sky play a game of cat and mouse with me. I wanted to be in a comfortable state of mind, so I had taken some pillows from our living room and heaped them in a corner of our deck. My sketchpad lay open, and I stared down at the stark white page. I am not an...
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I wish I had known that this would be an incredible journey, and that everything would turn out just fine. I wish that I had known that my heart would heal one day, and that Roberts love was the cure. I wish I had known that Roberts birth was not the end of the world. I wish Id known to listen more....
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