Hello and welcome.
Luke is my eight year old son. IQ: 68-69. That qualifies as mildly, or in some states, educably mentally retarded/disabled/challenged/handicapped.
Following the bell curve 100 is the average IQ.
Add 30 to make 130 and you qualify as gifted with an intelligence in the top 2% of the population.
Subtract 30 to make 70 and you qualify as mentally retarded in the bottom 2% of the population. That’s where Luke falls.
Since he turned two, and actually maybe before, life has been a real adventure, full of a lot of frustration, expense, drama, terror, and demolition. But he’s also the most charming, handsome, sweet, lovable little being ever created. And there are a lot of stories.
So maybe this blog will help preserve them. Turn this life we lead into a life worth living, provide some purpose, and allow you, the reader, a glimpse inside life with Luke. Maybe it will help us find solutions to some of our problem-solving needs or help you, if you face a life like ours. Because not a lot of people do. And it’s not always easy. But it’s rarely boring. Although a lot of our stories follow the same recurring theme, “Where’s Luke?” A phrase to strike terror into the heart of the mighty.
