“A Middle-Aged Momma Bear Still Roars” appeared earlier this week as a post on my daughter’s Facebook page: Grace Goad | Autism Art This message is from Momma Bear, aka, my Mom. I don’t communicate by typing or writing or very much at all,...
Hey, You! If you’re in Nashville, come out tomorrow, (Thursday, Sept. 17), and see ART at PARKS. My daughter, Grace Goad, who is 21 and has autism, is a featured artist. In addition to buying a knock-out painting for your home, you can get a jump on holiday...
Fourteen years after its publication, the general public and autism communities are still talking about science journalist Steve Silberman’s article, “The Geek Syndrome,” published by the popular Wired magazine. The 2001 article highlights the...
The term “savant” is often misused. In recent history, it was combined with the term, “idiot savant.” As such, it was insensitive and …politically incorrect. The combination label was eventually reduced to just one word. Yet, the original term more...
Right now, many hearts across Nashville and beyond are broken. Hearts are hurting because that was the kind of lasting, tender magic Joanna Stanfield Montgomery bestowed upon those around her when she was living. That heart-felt glow is no longer physically present,...
Artist Grace Walker Goad turned 21 last month and all of this hawt month of July, some New Works, Plus, can be seen at the Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville. “The JCC” is located at 801 Percy Warner Boulevard, just off Highway 70, up...
From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.
