I got a call on my cell phone from a Carleton friend this morning. We had last met at a reunion back in 2002. At that time we talked about our lives since graduation. Like us, Roc and his wife Eliza have a son with Asperger’s syndrome. Max is about two years younger than our James. At the time we talked about getting our boys together. Nothing came of this–they live in Beloit, Wisconsin, about 400 miles away.

However, Max remembered this, and recently asked his father if he could talk to James. So Roc called me to ask about having them talk by phone. I think this would be great. James has only one friend anywhere near his own age and badly needs someone else to talk to. So I will talk about this with him. This will be tricky. It is very likely James will not want to talk to Max–he get nervous about things like this. But it is worth a try.