TweetI interview people who make a difference. People also interview me, quote me, or hire me to write for them -- usually about autism, parenting, iPads, vaccines, writing, publishing, or blogging.
I'm a founding editor and frequent contributor to The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. I also write for BlogHer, as a contributing editor on parenting children with special needs. (Click those links for the full list of my articles on both sites.)
Please contact me directly to set up interviews, workshops, or speaking engagements, or if you'd like me to write or edit for you.
Upcoming Workshops and Speaking Events
- September 14, 2013: iPads & Autism Workshop: Support for Families, San Francisco
- November 16, 2013: iPads & Autism Workshop: Community Gatepath, Burlingame
Interviews, Speaking Engagements, Guest Posts, as Contributor, etc.
April 2013
- San Francisco Chronicle: Museum Sets Aside Time for Autistic Kids
- Family Circle: What I Love About Thursdays
- The Stir: 10 Best Blogs from Parents of Autistic Children
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network: Contributor: And Straight On Till Morning
- BlogHer.com: Do the Right Thing: April 2 Is Autism Acceptance Day
- The Reading Clinic: Webinar: Autism Parenting & Gratitude
- Parenting.com: 14 Expert-Recommended iPad Autism Apps
- Mashable.com: 10 Tech Resources for the Autism Community
- Al Jazeera English: The Autism Spectrum
- Technology in (SPL) Ed: Apps for Older Kids: Guest Post
- ShareCare.com: Top Ten Social Healthmakers: Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Support for Families of Children With Disabilities: Yes, iPads and Apps Really Can Help Individuals With Special Needs
- Babble.com: One Word Parents Never Want to Hear Again
- Kid in Story: Writer, Story Templates for Social Story App
- The Morgan Autism Center Lecture Series: iPads and Autism: Helping Our Kids Learn, Helping Our Kids Play
- The Huffington Post/The Stir: The 10 Biggest Myths About Autism
- Mother Jones: The Media's Post-Newtown Autism Fail
- The Washington Post: Newtown shootings: Media coverage creates dangerous stereotypes of people with autism
- BlogHer.com: We Need to Talk About Adam Lanza
- Care.com: 5 Ways to Make the Holidays Easier for Kids With Special Needs
- AbilityPath: Holiday Gift Guide for Children With Special Needs
- BlogHer.com: Holiday Home Run Gifts: iPad Minis, Apps, and More
- The Stir: 8 Mom-Approved Gifts for Kids With Autism
- BlogHer.com: How I Took My Autistic Son Off His Meds
- The Help Group Summit: How Tablets and Technology Can Help Kids with Autism Learn and Play
- San Jose Disability Awareness Day: iPads & Apps for Individuals With Disabilities
- BlogHer.com: How Apps Can Support Your Child's Social Skills
- BlogHer.com: Blaming Older Fathers for the "Autism Surge" Is Off the Mark
- The Stir: 7 Tips to Make Back-to-School Easier on Kids With Autism (with Jean Winegardner)
- Autism Women's Network: On Gratitude
- Autism Talk TV: When Autism Awareness Isn't Enough: Dealing With Rude Strangers (at 2:02)
- AutismNow Webinar: Apps for Autism: The Apps That Can Make a Difference and Why with Autism Women's Network's Corina Becker
- Child Mind Institute: Autism and Medication: A New Study Prompts Debate
- Care.com: 22 Best Mobile Apps for Kids With Special Needs
- San Francisco Apple Store: iPad for Speech, Language, and Social Interaction
- CafeMom: The Stir: A Letter from the Mom of That Autistic Boy Your Kid Played With at the Playground
- Operation Autism: Characteristics of Great Apps for Kids With Autism
- AppSmitten: Show Me Yours: My & Leo's five favorite apps
April 2012
- The Coffee Klatch: TPGA Editors & Guests Discuss Cross-Disability Autism Solidarity
- AssistiveWare: Webinar: iPads & Apps: For Learning, For Leisure, as Tools for Autistic Kids and Adults
- Northwest Autism Center: Workshop: Understanding iPad Applications for Users with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Care.com: How to Handle the Four Most Challenging Autism Behaviors
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network: All Done Autism Awareness
- Annie Fox: Interview: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
- Babble.com Toddler Times: Autism and Early Intervention: Parent Experts Weigh In
- Babble.com: Top 30 Autism Spectrum Blogs 2012
- Technology in Special Education: Autism A-Z
- CBS Philly: Editor of Thinking Person's Guide to Autism Says There Are Still Many Misconceptions About Autism
- CARD: Skills Live [video]: Blogger Autism Moms Share Personal Stories
- PLoS: Steve Silberman's Neurotribes: Autism Awareness Is Not Enough: Here's How to Change the World
- Child Mind Institute: Beth Arky: Aging Out: When Kids With Autism Grow Up
- BlogHer.com: April As Autism Acceptance Month
- Toca Boca: A World Autism Awareness Day Post
- Parents Magazine: Parenting Autism in the iPad and Internet Era
- KQED Forum: Autism Rates on the Rise
- The Week: Is the 'Scary' Rise in Autism Actually Good News?
- Babble: Strollerderby: Moms Respond as CDC Says Autism in Children Up a Whopping 78%
- Interview: David Niemeijer, Founder and CEO of AssistiveWare
- AutismNow Webinar: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: A Very Necessary Book
- Abilities United, Palo Alto: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Meet the Authors
- BlogHer.com: My Autistic Son's Life: Not Less Valuable
- The Coffee Klatch: Tweetchat: How to be Smart about Evaluating Autism Information and Approaches
- Autism Women's Radio: Dana Commandatore of Rethinking Autism welcomes the editors of Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
- About.com: Children With Special Needs: Reader's Choice: Favorite TV Shows: Alphas
- Special Needs Book Review: Interview with Shannon Des Roches Rosa
- Hewlett Packard: HP Volunteers: Hacking Autism Event [video]
- BlogHer: Advisor, HealthMinder Day for BlogHer12
- Macworld: Using Apps to Help Treat Autism
- SEPTAR, Abilities United, Opening Doors: iPads and Special Needs Workshop
- Morgan Autism Center: iPads and Autism: Helping Our Kids Learn, Helping Our Kids Play
- KQED: The California Report: Parenting an Autistic Child
- Huffington Post: Autism Roundtable: Cross-Disability Solidarity, Goals for the Future, and What it Means to "Fit in"
- io9: Why Do We Want Autistic Kids to Have Superpowers?
- Seth Mnookin's The Panic Virus on PLoS Blogs: Autism roundtable, Part I: Angry parents, disability rights, and living in a neurotypical world
- BlogHer.com: From Blog to "Book of the Year": Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
- Autism and Empathy: I Don't Give a Straw About Your Autism Stereotypes
- Steve Silberman's NeuroTribes on PLoS Blogs: Book of the Year: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
- San Mateo County Journal: Guide Helps Gift Finding for Special Needs Children
- AbilityPath.org: Holiday Gift Guide by Bloggers of Children With Special Needs
- BlogHer: Why Every Last Mother and Child Needs a Flu Shot
- NY Times: Finding Good Apps for Children With Autism
- BlogHer: Disneyland: My Autistic Son's Land of Yes
- BlogHer: Very Necessary Holiday Gifts for Kids With Special Needs
- BlogHer: When Medicating Kids Goes Very, Very Wrong
- Hacking Autism App Hackathon: Parent Resource, Blogger
- San Jose Disability Awareness Day: Workshop: How iPads Provide Opportunities to Learn, Play, and Socialize
- Morgan Autism Center Conference: Speaker: iPads and Autism, for Learning and Leisure
- ABC TV: Autism Community Sees Promise in iPad Apps
- The Coffee Klatch: BlogTalk Radio: Apps for Children With Special Needs (with Gary James of A4CWSN.com)
- Parents Magazine: Autism: Brighter Days Ahead by Darshak Sanghavi, M.D.
- Parents Helping Parents: Workshop: Parents Helping Parents: How iPads Can Help Children With Autism Learn and Play
- BlogHer.com: How Dr. Seuss Got Inside Your iPad: An Interview with Michel Kripalani of Oceanhouse Media
- SF Gate: Autism Treatment: Understanding ABA
- BlogHer '11: Speaker: Special Needs Mini-Conference
- San Jose Mercury News: Using Touch Screens and Apps to Treat Autism
- Parents.com: The News About Autism—and the “Why” of What Happened to Our Kids
- SF Gate: Hell No, We Don't Stay Home: Outings with Children With Autism
May 2011
- Support for Special Needs: Special Needs iPad Apps List
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: After the Debunking: Autism Parents Have Their Say
- Fox5 San Diego: International Autism Conference Comes to SD
- Autism Society San Diego: iCan Communicate Hands-On Workshop
- Babble: Top 25 Autism Spectrum Blogs: Squidalicious
- Redbook Magazine: Four Former Bullies Apologize to Their Victims
- CafeMom: Autism expert in residence for Autism Awareness Month
- HuffPost Technology: Can the iPad Be a Learning Tool for Kid With Autism?
- National Post (Canada): How Touch Gives Autism a Voice
- UCSF Developmental Disabilities Conference [Speaker]: An Explosion of Electronic Marvels-iPads, Apps and More for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- ShePosts: Child of BlogHer Contributing Editor Featured In Apple iPad 2 Demo Event
- Apple: iPad: Year One [video, at 4:40]
- Apple iPad Special Event: Interview: 2010: Year of the iPad [video, at 13:45]
- BlogTalk Radio: Autism Women's Network: iPads for Autism With Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Melody Latimer
- PBS Parents: Helping One Little Girl Love Engineering
- BlogTalk Radio - The Coffee Klatch: iPad Apps for Autism
- AOLnews: iPads Engage and Educate Kids With Autism by Susanna Baird
- The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Interviewer: An Interview With Vaccine Expert Dr. Paul Offit
- MercuryNews.com: Cupertino's Via West Campus explores use of iPads in aiding children with special developmental needs by Matt Wilson
- The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Interviewer: An Interview with Seth Mnookin, Author of The Panic Virus
- KCUR 89.3 FM's Central Standard: Interview: Parent Bloggers In the Spotlight
- ViaWest, Cupertino: Speaker: Communication and Learning Tools for Children and Adults with Special Needs
- Kansas University J-School Summit: Speaker: Telling Stories of Diversity in the Digital Age
- Autism Speaks (with Jennifer Byde Myers): Creating a Special Education PTA
- SFGate: When a Kid With Autism Touches Your Ass
- The Wall Street Journal Parents Turn to iPad for Speech Therapy by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries
- Autism Speaks: Can You Appreciate My Son's Successes?
- Shot of Prevention: Why My Child With Autism Is Fully Vaccinated
- Comcast's Upside: Interview alongside Danielle Samson, SLP [video]: How iPads Benefit Children With Autism.
- Autism Hangout: Interview with Craig Evans [video]: The iPad and Autism: One Family's Story of Success
- News Talk 97.3 KIRO: Autism and iPads, interview, with Ashley Harrell
- SF Weekly: iHelp for Autism by Ashley Harrell
- Parenting.com: Editorial Board: Must Read Moms
- BlogHer Conference 2010: Moderator: Blogging Autism: Shattering Myths, Opening Eyes and Finding Your Tribe
- Moms With Apps: Characteristics of Great Apps for Kids With Autism
- Dandelion Magazine: Meet the Moms Behind the Blogs (p. 20)
- CafeMom: The Stir: My Autism Story: Shannon Has a Son on the Spectrum by Jeanne Sager
- KQED Forum: Interview: My Baby Rides the Short Bus
- Never Too Many Cooks: Guest Post: Vietnamese Pork With Rice Vermicelli
- Body Impolitic: Body Image Language: The Interpreter's Task
