Is the Autism Industrial Complex Real?
When most people think of autism, they think of a diagnosis that leads to help, support, and answers. But what if I told you the system built around that diagnosis is more about billing hours than building lives? What if I told you the real reason autism has become so broad, so vague, and so […]
What Autism Progress Really Looks Like: A Twelve-Year Journey from Bittersweet to Hope
Twelve years ago today, I wrote a blog post titled “Bittersweet and Autism”—a reflection on parenting twin boys, one neurotypical, one on the autism spectrum, and the small victories and silent aches that come with the territory. Today, I’m sharing that post again—and reflecting on how far we’ve come. Twelve Years After Bittersweet Twelve years ago, […]
Stone’s Next Chapter: Unlocking New Doors Through Brain Enhancement Therapy
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.
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.
