Got a start on your holiday shopping yet? We’ve got lots of fun options for you! In the process, we are excited to be engaged in promoting some fabulous independent films that shine the spotlight on autism/disAbility. Here’s the details ordered by date....
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...
“The Journey with Grace,” my blog, is seven years old this November. Each year, come June 10, I’ve written a “happy birthday to me” post. So, Happy Double Nickel Birthday to me. I’m halfway through my fifth decade now, and as my...
The veteran parents warned us newbies that we’d soon get a rude shock and it would be followed by a series of shocks throughout the growing up years of our sons and daughters with autism. If we were lucky enough to receive a diagnosis before the age of three,...
Just when we thought Tennessee’s red legislature could not become scarier or exercise worse judgment, this now closed 2014-15 session receives an “F” for failure and an all-time worst legislative session. I’ve turned to several devoted activist...
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.
