A Dad's Perspective

Matt Davis blogs about his sixteen year old son Isaac who was diagnosed with autism just after his third birthday.

October, 2019
When I sit and succumb, the hover of the real world for Isaac can be ear splitting. Turning twelve will only turn up the heat. Puberty and emerging adulthood,
November, 2018
Now that I no longer lie wide awake with worry about Isaac and his autism, I feel able to dabble in the thinnest of dreams. A notch-above-zero tolerance to
August, 2018
“It’s seven zero one and cousin Louis was meant to arrive at my house at seven zero, zero,” projected Isaac, ruffled at this familial sloppiness. So often, he’s as
April, 2018
The atmosphere Isaac generates can be an intense one, engulfed as he is with his enhanced emotions. There’s a constant radiation of feeling, as immediate and in-your-face as the

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