Sometime after her sister, my mother, died and before her Alzheimer’s developed to the point she didn’t recognize or know…
Books Published, People Cherished
I am a judge for the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Awards. Perhaps surprisingly, this work predates my years…
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,…
Hammer and Screw: Autism Acceptance and Rejection
I opened my talk at the 2019 HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference, themed as “My Autism Journey—Various Perspectives,” in this way,…
“Poppa, Do You Have Autism?”
I told this story in my keynote address at the HANd Autism & Neurodiversity Conference in fall 2019 at Appalachian…
In Joy: The Story of Bodhi Tree Bookstore
I recently interviewed the owners of Crystal Visions in North Carolina for Retailing Insight, the successor to New Age Retailer…
My Talk at the 2019 Disability Day of Mourning
I was invited again this year to give a short talk as part of the Disability Day of…
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…
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…
Autism Adulthood: Caring for the Future and the Present Moment
Part of this piece was written for a recent conference talk—that actually instead turned into pure Q&A—so the beginning, at…