Autism Is Not a Disease
Autism Is Not a Disease – And Should Not Be Tracked Like One This morning, CBS News reported that the National Institutes of Health is amassing private medical records from federal and commercial sources to support a new autism initiative led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The article states: “A […]
If Special Olympics Parents Could Rule the World
This morning, I stood at the edge of a small indoor pool at the Special Olympics Regional Swim Meet, watching Stone get ready for his events. And I felt it. That unmistakable, overwhelming feeling I’ve come to recognize at these gatherings. It’s not just pride. It’s not just joy. It’s what the world is supposed […]
The Dignity of Risk: Lessons from Life, Business, and Parenting a Non-Speaker
I wasn’t always a risk-taker. In fact, for much of my early life, I gravitated toward safety, structure, and predictability. But sometime in my twenties, I came across a book that changed how I viewed risk entirely. I don’t even remember the title now, but its message hit me square in the chest: without risk, […]
Seizures and Survival: Always On Call
There’s a reason firefighters don’t work seven days a week. Why trauma surgeons and ER nurses rotate shifts. Why even first responders have protocols to rest and recover. Because staying in crisis mode 24/7 will burn out even the strongest human nervous system. Unless you’re a parent who an autistic and epileptic son. Then you […]
