“Guiltless balance” In Working Mother

8 Ways I’ve Managed to Find Guilt-Free Balance in Work and Life For example: Make your kids your personal assistants. By Whitney Ellenby March 9, 2018 0 Comments My kids help me stay on track. Whitney Ellenby As most women do, I’ve worn many hats throughout my...

Fairfax Woman Interview

https://www.flipsnack.com/77FDF7EC5A8/alexandria-woman-march-april-2018.html By Kathryn Streeter Photo By Emily Korff After years of sending her autistic son Zack to leading therapists and hemorrhaging hundreds of thousands of dollars, Whitney Ellenby woke up, angry....

Your Children Are Not Your Children

As the beaming mother of a significantly impacted son with Autism, and a neurotypical daughter, I’m constantly caught off guard in ways both delightful and confounding of how truly, madly, deeply different they are from me and my husband.  As parents I think we...

Why Koehler Books is Publishing Whitney Ellenby’s AUTISM UNCENSORED

Hi friends, as a companion to my last post, please check out this fascinating and intimate read from John Koehler, an unconquerable spirit and independent thinker without whom my unguarded story might not have been told: Photo: Zack with his Mom Whitney, the author,...

On Speaking & Being Heard

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and if you are intrigued, my book. An adapted excerpt from Autism Uncensored was recently featured in The Washington Post which created very strong reactions on all sides. I would like to speak to them, most especially...

Horrifying Bystanders

Hey friends, this edited excerpt was published by The Washington Post, and sparked a mixture of support and outrage. Please know that I respect all opinions and anticipated anger, confusion, etc..from my unconventional tactics with my son. Out of respect for serious...