Autism and the Pursuit of Happiness

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

Truth and Compass: Universality and Difference Inside and Outside of Autism

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

A few Fourth of July notes from today’s road trip to Mount Laurel, New Jersey, from our home in Arden, … More

I’ve been participating in a group and a class recently that both sometimes have autistic adults present; engaging a lot … More

A new promotional video for Family Support Network of Western North Carolina and Mission Children’s Hospital featuring my friend Roxann … More

Mission Children’s Hospital and Mission Health have a regular column in The Biltmore Beacon, a weekly publication in the South … More

Let’s begin here: Whether April is Autism Awareness Month or Autism Acceptance Month, I think the place where autism awareness … More

Hi everyone! New real blog post coming later this week, but I wanted to link to an article about Family … More