Stone’s Next Chapter: Unlocking New Doors Through Brain Enhancement Therapy

Stone smiles while wearing a neurotherapy cap during a Brain Enhancement Therapy session. He’s holding a pen and wearing a travel pillow for support, with a technician visible in the background. His expression is relaxed, confident, and full of quiet pride.

In January 2023, Renee and I announced to the world a development that forever changed our family’s lives – especially Stone. This was when we were able to unlock Stone’s mind and watch him blossom through the Spelling methodology. Stone finally had the means to share the brilliance we always hoped—and believed—was inside. And it’s […]

It’s Not the Autism I Mind. It’s the Apraxia.

Autistic teen with apraxia blows bubbles at the waterfront while wearing a neon yellow jacket and headphones; a Washington State ferry passes in the background during golden hour, capturing a peaceful sensory moment.

On April 16, 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stood at a podium and unleashed a wave of rhetoric that shook the autism community to its core. He didn’t offer compassion. He didn’t offer solutions. What he offered was a familiar toxin: ableism dressed up as concern.

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 […]