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I went to court yesterday.My driver’s licence has a medical form attached that has to be renewed every year, due to medical and nervous conditions. This year, it expired the day before we went into lockdown due to the pandemic (mid-March). There is usually a few days grace on these things, and the Transport Authority announced that some licenses would be extended for six months.I was an essential worker, and my job location and hours made public transport An Issue, so I shrugged and kept on driving, setting myself a reminder for six months time.In early June, I was pulled over by a traffic cop for driving with a suspended license. Because I hadn’t renewed the medical form (which apparently can be done on-line by your doctor now) and it was more than a month overdue, my licence had been suspended, along with my insurance, even though I was still paying it monthly. I got three seperate heavy fines and had to appear at the local court to defend why I shouldn’t have my driver’s licence stripped entirely.Went to the doctor to get the form done, paid the fines, was lucky to get a judge who agreed that there were mitigating circumstances and that forcing an essential health worker onto public transport during a pandemic was a bad idea.The fact that my driving history involves two parking fines and a minor speeding one across a 13-year period, but no reckless driving, DUIs or major incidents, probably helped a lot with that. Most people who come in to defend their licenses have far worse histories, and lack the benefit of plausible misunderstanding or exceptional circumstances.Anyway, the point is that while Autism may be a mitigating factor in your defence, it doesn't mean that you shouldn’t be held accountable for actions against the law or causing harm. Having Autism isn’t a crime, but it’s not a Get Out Of Jail Free card, either.

I was adopted over 60 years ago as a 1 month old infant. A few years ago Illinois changed it’s records laws and I was able to get my birth father’s first name and my birth mother’s last name. Not enough to close the circle. Then my birth father and I independently took AncestryDNA tests. That gave me his last name. He was prominent in the community and his home phone was listed.I called the number, said I was Dave Ptasnik from Seattle, that I was doing genealogical research, and thought it was possible we were related. He invited me to go on, so I asked him about some things I had researched about his past. There is hiding from the internet. Including if his name was Earl Bryant Anderson and if he dated a woman named Doore at so and so high school in the summer of 1956. “Oh, you mean Judy” (HA! Gotcha mom.) I said that she was indeed the one I meant, and that I was probably his and Judy’s son. His first reaction was that Judy had dated a lot of other guys (nice, dad. Throw mom under the bus and go into denial mode) Then I explained that he was a 100% match from a DNA test. That it was just like they do on Maury Povich or Jerry Springer.I said that I was open to more contact, but would really appreciate family health information so I could give my doctors some relevant information. The call ended cordially. I sent off the family health history form to him and his two surviving children. One child had died in a traffic accident years ago. Seems I still have a half brother and half sister on his side. I did not receive any of the forms back. I did, however receive a threatening letter from his lawyer ordering me to never contact him, any of his family, or pretty much anyone else in the lower 48 states again. So that’s how my birth dad reacted.On to my birth mother, Judith Anne Doore. Same drill with the phone call. When I said I believed I was her son by Earl she quietly said “I don’t want to have this conversation.” and hung up. I have one half brother and two half sisters on Judy’s side. I sent Judy and all my half siblings an explanation letter and medical history forms. No forms returned. Thanks mom. That is her reaction.My reaction? Feeling particularly fortunate to have been adopted by my awesome parents Tom and Betty Ptasnik.The story may not be complete. This past year I have had a meningioma brain tumor removed, as well as pre-cancerous intestinal polyps. All of that can run in families. I am going to send all of them a warning that they should get checked out if they are having any neurological symptoms (I was warned by losing my sense of smell), or haven’t had routine colon screening. I will also send them family health forms again to try to find out what other little surprises may be waiting for me.Cheers

There's an interesting story in the history of the Trump family that I believe is important and especially noteworthy because it deals directly with the personal character of Donald - and healthcare."Even when it comes to a sick baby in his family, Donald Trump is all business. The megabuilder and his siblings Robert and Maryanne terminated their nephew's family medical coverage a week after he challenged the will of their father, Fred Trump. "This was so shocking, so disappointing and so vindictive," said niece Lisa Trump, whose son, William, was born 18 months ago at Mount Sinai Medical Center with a rare neurological disorder that produces violent seizures, brain damage and medical bills topping $300,000. " [1]On March 30, Donald, Maryanne and Robert Trump retaliated. Fred Trump 3rd received a certified letter informing him the medical benefits that had always been provided to his family by the Trump organization would end on May 1, 2000. [1]So - to retaliate against a sibling feud over the estate of Fred Trump, Sr. - the Trump organization (in the form of Donald, Maryanne and Robert) cutoff health benefits to their nephew (son of Fred, Jr) even though there were immediate and long-term needs associated with Fred's son William (diagnosed with cerebral palsy).A 2004 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined the average lifetime cost of having cerebral palsy just shy of a million dollars. This figure accounts not only for medical care but also lost income. [2]This is a recent photo of William (with his father Fred) taken sometime in 2013 when William was 13.Some will consider this old news (the events unfolded in 2000) but I think anyone who uses health benefits as retaliation in a family dispute over money should be challenged in the court of public opinion - especially when the central figure in terminating those benefits is running for the highest office in the land.[1] INSIDE TRUMPS' BITTER BATTLE Nephew's ailing baby caught in the middle - December, 2000[2] Trump family gives back to agency that helps developmental disabled