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| Published: August 25, 2007, 7:59 pm |
| Tags: charlisms, water, holidays, asd, aspergers, autism, beach, children, dolphin, education, family, fish, health, ocean, pdd nos, surfing, water, whale |
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That is about how long Charlie was upset about us leaving the beachhouse around noon today. He grabbed his blue backpack, iPod, headphones, bucket of favorite photos, and blankets, sat himself down in the backseat of the black car, and shut the door. Jim had to return the bike he had rented and go to the realtor; I was doing laundry, vacuuming, wiping away fingerprints, and discovering small items that had not been packed. Leaving the ocean always feels like—excuse the analogy—-having a bodily organ removed, without anesthesia, Charlie is so at home there. Two years ago, Charlie got upset three days before we actually left the beach house. We had told him that my parents, Gong Gong and Po Po (Cantonese for maternal grandfather and grandmother) were coming after we got back home and Charlie started to associate their arrival with him leaving the beach. He yelled “all done Gong Gong Po Po” at all moments (going to the beach, in the water, lying on the couch, in [ Full article ] |
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