I’m never sure how much personal stuff to write on this blog, but every now and then I feel compelled to share. And so right now, even though I’d rather be writing gift guides and assorted other nonsense, I’m just going to rant. Emmet has Asperger’s Syndrome. Look it up. It’s a disorder related to Autism, but sufferers are said to be “high functioning.” Just looking at him, you’d never know that anything was wrong. But if you spend some time with him, you’ll see that he has trouble with social functioning. Asperger’s sufferers (they call themselves “Aspies”) aren’t good at self-reflection, and they aren’t good at picking up on social cues. They're also (in most cases) uncoordinated, and they tend to have a variety of tics (physical and behavioral). On top of this, Emmet has an anxiety disorder. Emmet’s life is tough. He is in trouble constantly at school because of the little tics that he’s developed, and because of his anxiety, and because he is afraid of going to the bath
Lamentation = Beat one's breast and Wail?
ReplyDeleteMmm...I could really go for some revenge..
ReplyDeleteGo Conan!
ReplyDeleteI borrowed your idea and actually wrote "See my enemies crushed before me and hear the lamentations of their women." on my "to do" list for today. I put it first.
ReplyDeleteI got a LOT more done.
Dan
Casual Kitchen
Hope you remembered to buy those damn Forever stamps...Can't believe you didn't get around to tequila night. There's always time for tequila...
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