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Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 20th, 2008
It was a cold and blustery day at Suffolk Downs, but the sky was blue and the walk was a success. We’ve been doing these fundraising walks with Jay since he was first diagnosed in 2001, and they just keep getting bigger. Years ago a nearby park in Cambridge was big enough to host the [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 13th, 2008
This is a picture of Jay. Jay is my son. Jay is autistic. We wish that he weren’t, because his autism makes life difficult for him and for those who care for him. But there you go. It is a fact. Given that we can’t do what we desire more than anything else, which is [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Dec 13th, 2007
This report is long overdue, since after all the Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism was on October 14th. But it took us a while to get all the final fundraising details sorted out, and then we had to do some last minute procrastination. But at last the results are in…
Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 4th, 2007
Every year around this time, just as the leaves are starting to change color up here in New England, I put on my fundraising hat and try to convince you to give some of your money to help rid the world of a disease that my son has. It helps to have a cute picture [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay, Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2006
Last Sunday we (along with several thousand others) had a great morning for our Autism Speaks walk along the Charles River in Cambridge. I want to acknowledge everyone who walked and everyone who supported the walk by donating to the Autism Speaks research fund. For the second year in a row, this included two teams [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 10th, 2006
Every fall, my family participates in a fund-raising walk to support autism research. My seven year old son Jay is severely autistic and unable to talk. When we tell people he can’t talk, they often assume that he must still understand things fairly well, but this is not the case. Sometimes I want to explain [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Sep 15th, 2005
Hey! It’s that time of year again when I ask friends and family to reach for their checkbooks and consider supporting autism research on behalf of my son Jay’s team. Jay’s team will be walking as part of the Walk Far for NAAR fundraising effort. I’ve written various things about Jay in the past, but [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 5th, 2004
Sunday morning, under a cloudless sky, Jay’s Team walked 3.1 miles along the Charles River in Cambridge, thereby raising well over $5000 for autism research. Jay’s Team consisted of twelve grown-ups, four kids, and one dog. Thanks to all of you who donated or joined us for the walk! Here is a link to some [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Sep 24th, 2004
Jay and his Granddad Every year around this time, a bunch of people from in and around Boston go for a three mile fundraising walk along a section of the Charles River near Harvard. The walk is called Walk FAR for NAAR, and the funds raised go to autism research. Last year this one Boston [...]
Posted in Autism & Jay on Oct 23rd, 2003
It’s been extremely gratifying to hear from so many people about my Red Sox essay. Thanks to everyone who has left a comment or mailed in a kind word. I’m off for a vacation for the next few days (20th high school reunion), but I thought before I left I would post links to two [...]
