Monthly Archives: January 2007

A ten-year-old autistic boy wandered away from his after-school program and ended up in another state without his teacher ever noticing that he was gone, according to the child’s upset mother.
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This is an excellent reason why all kids should either have name tags (“call if found…”, not “My name is Joe” ) or have [...]

My objection then – and now – was in the way the family’s grief was put on display, was dramatized, became the focal point of the story. My problem then – and now – is in our collective willingness to wallow in the easy sentimentality instead of doing the hard work necessary to prevent another [...]