While the internet is often a black hole, and articles published online can fade away after a news cycle or two—rarely to be read again—it i...

We're still trying to visit Disneyland every year: Leo remains a huge fan, and making him happy usually means universal family happiness...

Sadness . [image: photo of Leo reaching for a green straw at Starbucks, even though he knows he shouldn't have one -- and why.] What...

Last week, I gave a workshop on  How to Find Autism Information That Will Help You . But then I realized I'd neglected to specifically h...

I'm Shannon because my oldest brother got to pick my name. I was born while he was in kindergarten, and he was sweet on a classmate with...

[image Black text on yellow background with a black inkspot on the left, reading,  " How to Find Autism Information That Will Help Y...

Like me, you may be bone-chilled about our new American reality: living under an openly plundercratic, authoritarian regime. So, here's...

Of all the things that kept me crying during today's transition from functioning government to proto-dystopia—gut-wrenching fear for my ...

Leo: sleeping during a sleep study [image: close up of a sleeping white teen boy's hand resting on his chest, with a glowing red ox...

A friend recently asked me to join a discussion on autism and vaccines, in which an acquaintance was parroting, much like our ignorant PE...

Twist went to the big cat tree in the sky today. The veterinary staff were all kind and thoughtful, and they even let us hang out in their n...