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...Assault Brigade recount their experiences on the frontlines. The exhibit, which may be the first mounted during an ongoing conflict, was curated almost exclusively by the soldiers themselves. "Everything has that real flavor, which you wouldn't get if a production company put it together," says Major Alex Parks, a soldier-cum-curator who ran operations in Helmand...
...hats. Not hats. But a simple hat kind of thing," he pronounced. And then, "I see kids in your future. Sooner than you think. You're going to have a son." Followed by, "Bolder prints for women. Big prints like 1965, '66?that look." And, "Who's Alex? That's someone you'll meet. Maybe for a child. Alec or Alex." Then, suddenly, "Women's shoes. Elegant?I keep getting shoes?the heel is more defined...
...more forward thinking than anyone else in this issue. His concept of the future is bold and beautiful and, though he kept saying "this is really weird," not at all weird. Just awesome. I'm going to carry a man bag, see more breasts and have one son named Alex and another named Alec. Waving goodbye, as he walked back into his cheery bungalow just across the street from the façade used for My Three Sons, Van Praagh, looking almost beatific, yelled, "Nice meeting you, Josh!" And, for a moment, I felt pretty sure that in a few months...
...tend to assume that the highly gifted will eventually find their way--they're smart, right? The misapprehension that genius simply emerges unbidden is related to our mixed feelings about intelligence: we know Alex Rodriguez had to practice to become a great baseball player, and we don't think of special schools for gymnasts or tennis prodigies as élitist--a charge already leveled against the Davidson Academy. But giftedness on the playing field and giftedness in, say, a lab aren't so different. As Columbia education professor Abraham Tannenbaum has written, "Giftedness requires social context that enables it." Like...
...That kind of empathy is the reason families like mine would embrace more Autism Family Nights at restaurants, or even a permanent program-regardless of which restaurant sponsored it. But at the moment there aren't any future plans in the works, and Alex, who has college to think about, can't be expected to make it happen all on her own. Launching a program like this takes time and dedication, and unfortunately, for those of us with autistic children, time and dedication are already monopolized. But here's hoping that T.G.I. Friday's-or someone-sees an opportunity, where...