Independence or Connection: Part 6 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is the concluding post of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

You As Autism or You As You: Part 5 of a Talk on Autism

[This entry is Part 5 of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the … More

[Part 4 of a six-part series presenting my talk on autism delivered at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness … More

[I open this post, the third in a six-part blog series presenting a talk I gave at the Autism and … More

[This six-part series is adapted from a talk I gave at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness Conference at … More

[This six-part series is adapted from a talk I gave at the Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness Conference at … More

I’m very pleased to be presenting at the second annual Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness conference on Saturday, February … More

There’s this meme among some autism and special-needs parents and groups, shared on social-media graphics and bumper stickers, in fundraising … More

Full title and full disclosure: Autism 101: hating your autistic child … and teaching her or him self-loathing. Twice in … More

My son, Nicholas, was featured on the cover of the major western North Carolina weekly — the Mountain Xpress — … More