Sunday with My Son

These weekend wintry early mornings in which at times I’m feeling a little drawn—hardly inclined to roll out of bed, … More

Hammer and Screw: Autism Acceptance and Rejection

I opened my 2019 HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference keynote address, themed as “An Autism Journey and Some Perspectives,” in … More

“Poppa, Do You Have Autism?”

I told this story in my keynote address at the HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference at Appalachian State University in … More

My Talk at the Disability Day of Mourning Vigil

    I was invited again this year to give a short talk as part of the Disability Day of … More

Republicans Have Autistic Children, Too

I think we widely recognize the silos of information and perspective we now live in, as a society and as … More

Podcast Interview of Ray Hemachandra on Converge Autism Radio

Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with Melanie Vann for Springbrook’s Converge Autism Radio. It posted today. The podcast … More

Autism Adulthood: Caring for the Future and the Present Moment

Part of this piece was written for a recent conference talk, so the beginning, at least, starts off pretty formally … More

What’s Most Important

We’re in Charlotte waiting for my son Nicholas’ Remicade infusion right now.  We both got up early this morning and … More

2-Minute Zipping for Autism 2018 Highlight Video!

I have served on the organizing committee for Zipping for Autism for three years. The annual event raises money—now about … More

Valuing Disabled Lives—and Remembering Lives Lost

The Day of Mourning, an event remembering and honoring disabled people murdered by family members or caregivers, is held on March … More