For the 85% of Us Who Can’t Work

September 28, 2010January 31, 2022 by Jen Myers

Clay http://cometscorner-clay.blogspot.com I can’t say I’m surprised to learn that most autistics have a great deal of difficulty getting, and maintaining a job for more than six months. I believe it, because I know just how hard it has been for me. I saddled myself with a wife and two kids before I even got out of the Navy, and for quite a while, the subject of my wife getting a job wasn’t even discussed, because our generation wasn’t much into that. Instead, I took whatever job I could get, starting as a low paid parts clerk, until I accepted my stepfather’s offer of helping me get a job at an iron ore mine, (which paid much more). After I recovered from a huge accident, I returned and worked there for another three years. They gave me some hard and nasty jobs for awhile, such as wrestling with 55 gallon…

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Meeting Maddy

August 27, 2010January 31, 2022 by Jen Myers

Jennifer Byde Myers www.jennyalice.com www.canisitwithyou.org www.haveautismwilltravel.com It was almost dark when we pulled in to the campground in Ohio. I went to the door of the manager’s office, and the sign said, “Will return 9:00.” I am an eternal optimist (HA!) and hoped that it meant in eleven minutes at 9pm instead of 12 hours later. We had a reservation, called in hours before, but there were no instructions left for us taped to the door. Most RV parks and campgrounds will do this, so you can still find your way in the dark. As I stood there on the porch, looking back at the RV, knowing that my children were probably yelling at my tired husband because they so desperately want to get OUT of the RV when we stop, I thought I might die of exhaustion. I wilted a little in the heat, and began to survey the campground…

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Looking for a Few Good Pixels

June 21, 2010January 31, 2022 by Jen Myers

It’s time for us to start working on a cover for our book. We’ve looked through our own photographs, and we may still have one we like, but we thought we’d open up the possibility of finding something great from our readers. We are looking for a photograph, or image (drawn, painted etc.) of a path. We’re hoping to find something that resembles the image Jean Winegardner conjures in this essay. some quotes from the essay: “It is made up of dirt and rocks and it winds through and up a mountain pass.” “Some days, when we trip and fall, we see a beautiful flower under a rock that we wouldn’t have seen had we not stumbled.” “Sometimes the path is dark and scary. And sometimes its beauty takes our breath away.” If we select your image, it will be used on the cover of our book! Please see our…