Susan Senator

My friend Robert Parish, autism dad and documentary filmmaker, just published his book, Embracing Autism, (Wiley/Jossey-Bass) which is a collection of essays written by parents, professionals, and other folk in-the-know (autistics themselves). The book is meant for educators, primarily; to give them a feeling for the range and flavors of ASD. I wrote the foreword. Stephen Shore, a writer and speaker (and very good guy) with autism did an essay, as well as Autism Vox’s Kristina Chew, professor, autism thinker and Charlie’s mom; my unique and irrepressible friend Kim Stagliano, writer and mother of three girls on the spectrum; autism parent, law enforcement expert and entertaining speaker Dennis Debbeaudt, and many others, each very readable and out-of-the-box. Rob did a very good job wrangling so many different personalities for his book, as well as writing some beautiful and very helpful stuff himself. Go out and get yourself and your kid’s teacher a copy!