AUTISM PARENT HANDBOOK A package arrived from my publisher, Future Horizons, Inc! It's my advance author copies for my book, co-authored with Dr. Raun Melmed, Autism Parent Handbook: Start with the End Goal in Mind. You can order your copy here. I hope you find it useful.
TIME TO WRITE! I recently signed a contract to write another book for Future Horizons, Inc. This one has the working title, INDEPENDENCE FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS: Your Roadmap to Adulting. I’m very excited to be working on this project! If you are an adult on the spectrum with a success story to share about a challenge you have overcome, please contact...[ read more ]
Sarah Bradley of ParentMap.com quoted me in her post about how to handle sensory challenges for neurodiverse children at Halloween. She used several of my tips, including: Comfy Costumes - start with a seat suit to make it feel cozy for your child, and consider one with a hood you can stitch ears onto if your child likes to huddle...[ read more ]
BUT, I DON’T WANT TO GO TO THE GYM! HOW CAN I MAKE MYSELF FOLLOW THROUGH? I was briefly quoted by Christopher Carosa, CTFA, in his article, “What Bagels, Loss Aversion, and Reframing the Company Match Can Show the 401k Fiduciary About How to Help Employees Save More Money for Retirement” in FiduciaryNews.com 2/27/2018 (link). Here’s some more of my...[ read more ]
From Retiree to Writer: One Author's Journey When I took early retirement, I had an idea that I wanted to write a book. However, when faced with the drastic change from intense 9- to 12-hour workdays to full retirement mode, I went through a few phases before I settled into a retirement that worked for me: Recreation, Responsiveness, and Routine....[ read more ]
