The Cruel Double-Standard Behind Autism and Access
Indebted to Autism Parenting Magazine & Editor Amy KD Tobik who reached out to me for a reply to all those who shamed & criticized my call for more “Sensory Friendly set asides”: https://s3.amazonaws.com/apmagpdf/Issue-85_web_6159.pdf
Thanks HeidiLynn!
Beyond grateful t Nonfiction Authors Association and HeidiLynn for taking the time to embark on the remarkable journey so many make, and for listening without judgment to my uncensored voice: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2685292610?fbclid=IwAR1K-5UcuvMnL-BENzmMt8aOhFcySlJxsbwRQV9fTBh-m53BH6rvVpiZSSA
Meet the Ambassadors
https://www.wusa9.com/video/news/sons-autism-diagnosis-inspires-maryland-mom-to-help-others/65-10db26ca-9035-459a-b84d-097fc2acb94c?fbclid=IwAR2bMT69RV0S6b4WwTLmw6De4Vnf7yT7GXe-LICmFLC34aqboAoVSDhTrTA
K Street Invites you to “Meet This #AutismAwareness Angel”!
Hey K Street Magazine! Thank you for the great [piece and Ambassadors shout-out, don’t think I’ve ever been called an angel before (a few other things!) but I’ll take it with gratitude from you! http://kstreetmagazine.com/meet-this-angel-of-autismawareness-who-calls-the-dc-area-home/
Sensory-Friendly Op-ed one of The Post Editor’s 2018 favorites!
I’m both honored & touched to have been selected by one of The Washington Post’s editors for favorite op-eds for 2018, from a fellow special needs parent who “gets it”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/18/our-favorite-washington-post-op-eds/?fbclid=IwAR1jwsAvWVf5I0FQVFvEW0W0lK25v-7z0ogdK3mpUx09vjygsjKNZg5Mqpc&utm_term=.fda3fc5b0740
WAPO Op-Ed: Why Sensory Friendly Should Be the Law of the Land
Enormous gratitude to The Washington Post Op-ed Editors Anna Walsh & team for publishing my opinion on true access for the Autism community. Excellent points were raised that SF events would also benefit persons with PTSD, and of course the disability community at large. Comments on WAPO are rising both for & against ~ always interesting to see how offended people are about opportunities which in no way eclipse their own rights but expand for others who don’t have them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/my-son-has-autism-he-deserves-separate-sensory-friendly-opportunities/2018/11/27/b1268848-a0a4-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html?utm_term=.41ff55e397fa
Waycross Magazine Review (Spring/Summer 2018)
Much gratitude to Allison C. Herrin, Owner of The Speech Clinic with offices in Waycross, Brunswick and Jesup for her thoughtful & honest review.
PC Conundrum: When Politcal Correctness Hinders the Disabled, HERS Magazine
http://hers-magazine.com/the-pc-conundrum-how-political-correctness-hinders-the-disabled/. Thank you HERS Magazine for publishing my thoughts on why the sanitizing of terms can dilute our identity, and is often fighting the wrong fight.
A mother’s intuition: Autistic son improves with his mom’s own therapeutic approach
My genuine gratitude to writer Allison Plitt of New York Parenting for showing me support in the controversial aftermath os my book’s release; for taking the time to read it so closely as to absorb it’s true messages; and for writing such a thorough review, this is Part 2 (Part 1 appears earlier in the blogposts). https://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2018/6/autism-uncensored-book-therapy-part-2-2018-06.html?utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=module&utm_source=similar&utm_content=intra
What Having a Disabled Child Taught Me About My Marriage
Honored to be featured in “Hey Mama” magazine about the crucial intersection of marriage ad having a disabled child: https://heymama.co/autism-marriage/