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Acceptance
I remember the days when folks were offended by labels. I was told in 1998 that if I described my son as having autism or being autistic, I was boxing...
Acceptance
I remember the days when folks were offended by labels. I was told in 1998 that if I described my son as having autism or being autistic, I was boxing...

Response to an Inquiry
The Southeastern Social Care Collective is a new venture, aimed at launching innovative and out-of-the-box initiatives because we believe that the existing social service system is broken and perpetuates a...
Response to an Inquiry
The Southeastern Social Care Collective is a new venture, aimed at launching innovative and out-of-the-box initiatives because we believe that the existing social service system is broken and perpetuates a...

Muddy Waters
During the COVID shutdown, our family spent pretty much every Saturday on the river. It came to be a favorite way to spend a day that didn’t diminish once the...
Muddy Waters
During the COVID shutdown, our family spent pretty much every Saturday on the river. It came to be a favorite way to spend a day that didn’t diminish once the...

Taking Inventory
Two weeks ago, I took a hard fall and broke my shoulder. While the injury itself has been inconvenient and has impacted, to a rather significant degree, my ability to...
Taking Inventory
Two weeks ago, I took a hard fall and broke my shoulder. While the injury itself has been inconvenient and has impacted, to a rather significant degree, my ability to...

Love is a Spectrum
This evening, Raimee and I participated in an interview with a producer from the Netflix series, Love on the Spectrum. For those of you who may not be familiar, Love...
Love is a Spectrum
This evening, Raimee and I participated in an interview with a producer from the Netflix series, Love on the Spectrum. For those of you who may not be familiar, Love...

The Renaissance Project
In light of recent events and the conversations that have followed (see Tubing While Autistic Facebook post), I feel inspired to share about a project that is slow in the...
The Renaissance Project
In light of recent events and the conversations that have followed (see Tubing While Autistic Facebook post), I feel inspired to share about a project that is slow in the...