A 3D Version...

I have often wondered what goes on inside Remi's brain- why he can't see a word and read it like the rest of us can. His little brain is like a puzzle I am constantly trying to figure out. I see it in little things all the time. I see it in the way he uses his little fingers to make intricate creations, the way his mind can maneuver a chess board effortlessly, the way his mind seems to see inside machines, where he can hypothesize on the the way every little piece works together to function, how he questions things no one else does. His mind seems to never shuts down.

I have asked him before what he sees when he is reading and he can't put it into words. I want to understand, but my brain can't quite grasp the going ons of his.

The other day, I found this little cube made out of twisty ties sitting on the kitchen counter. I knew right away whose it was- who else goes around making 3-d objects with twisty ties?! It was Remi's little creation made from boredom.

As I picked it up and looked at this little green cube, I finally got my answer. That little green cube staring me in the face was Remi's mind. He sees what things can be- not what they are.

That little twisty tie cube that probably took him only a few minutes to make, was a tangible version of his mind that I could understand.

That was the day I finally got my glimpse, and all from a green twisty tie cube...