https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmT2bemL-mI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUbiSgH4vWs

I began referring to Zack as profoundly autistic long before the term was contemplated as an official clinical distinction, and before it became controversial. I believe in calling a condition by its proper name irrespective of “stigma,” which is something that can attach to any label if abused. I respect people’s right to use whichever terms they feel are most accurate, but in moments of triage, police confrontations, and medical emergencies, referring to Zack as “neurodiverse” doesn’t convey the crucial knowledge others need, and which he deserves.

https://www.newsweek.com/autistic-son-did-unimaginable-still-didnt-want-intervention-1854058 My Autistic Son Did Something Unimaginable—I Still Didn't Want Intervention Dec 21, 2023 at 6:43 AM EST After 22 years of raising an extraordinary child, I had no illusions...

LOCAL HERO D08, Congressman Jamie Raskin’s Local Heroes Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtNAHtIuYjA https://www.facebook.com/RepRaskin/videos/604270211340706 ~Local Heroes Video Series: Week 120 Feat. Whitney Ellenby Thanks to #MD08 Local Hero Whitney...

Local DMV:  Grateful to WAPO's Dana Hedgpeth for her wise & sensitive coverage of a very Blue outing:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/03/blue-man-group-autism-kennedy-center/  

Opinions https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/25/i-put-off-explaining-death-my-autistic-son-covid-19-convinced-me-i-couldnt-wait-any-longer/?arc404=true I put off explaining death to my autistic son. Covid-19 convinced me I couldn’t wait any longer. ...