Wonderful read by Larry Blumenthal,a Web and social media consultant who lives in Bucks County, Pa. He chronicles his son's journey on his blog, "Life with Clay," at lifewithclay.com.
Here's my favorite story about my son Clay. During a free period at school when he was in second grade, Clay was spelling out words with magnetic letters on a white board. He was into brand names that he saw on signs at the time, so he spelled out "STARBUCKS," then "PENSKE TRUCKS."
Clay's teacher noticed and made a big fuss. "That's great, Clay," she said. "You are spelling such big words. Can you spell something else just for me?"
He looked at her, looked at the letters, and with no further hesitation spelled out, "GO AWAY."
Not every student could get away with that, but Clay's teacher laughed and couldn't wait to share the story with me and his mother. Clay, who has autism, does not use speech to communicate. Yet even as a second grader, he knew how to get his message across with enough of a twinkle in his eye to stay out of trouble.
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