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
Do you want my VBS shirt? I seem to remember that as being purple...
ReplyDeleteJust here to help!
Annitis?
ReplyDeletesince i go to acu, i have LOTS of purple shirts...you may have them ALL (not because of the color, i just hate the school)
ReplyDeletemy bedroom has one wall that is painted dark plum purple...it's awesome with my black wrought iron bed on it
I'm pretty sure you already have a stylin' VBS shirt. How about some Aussie stuff so you can smell purple?
ReplyDeleteI WANT THAT PURPLE CHAIR!!! let's go to paris and steal it, k? it'll be our birthday trip ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think, Biddy. I'll tell the pilot to prepare our private jet.
ReplyDeleteCome to the dark side...the force is within you, Luke. Embrace the purple cumpulsion! I gave in EONS ago and love to love it!
ReplyDeleteBesides, why shouldn't you love it...everytime you see it, it reminds you of your favorite middle sister.
By the way, matthew...shouldn't it be Annieitis (as in Annie-itits, as opposed to Ann-itis, which would be an obsession with red)?