IN THIS ISSUE...
COLUMNS
RETAKE by David Finch . . . . . . . 20
Growing Confident
Flying the Autism Friendly
A relentless focus on worry and dread, this
has always been the preferred approach to
parenting for David. But a new daring hobby has David doing a Retake on that idea!
Skies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Learn what airlines, TSA and different
organizations are doing to make the skies
AUTISM FRIENDLY.
COVER STORY
“Autism is my Prism, NOT my Prison!” . . . 26
An Interview with Barb Rentenbach and Lois Prislovsky of Loud Mute Radio
A radio show hosted by an autistic mute? YUP, and she has a lot of interesting, insightful and funny
things to say!
10 Water Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . 54
CANDID by Maripat Robison . . 58
Autism SHORE to
Shore
Maripat talks candidly
to autism self-activist
and world traveler Dr.
Stephen Shore about
his childhood,
his travels and how
autism differs around
the world.
Drowning is the number one cause of death
of autistic children and adults. Learn how
to keep water safe!
REGULARS
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Close Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
FEATURES
Autism with a Cherry
on Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
I scream, you scream, we all
scream for Autism Sundae
Dessert?
4
Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cyber Safe, NOT Cyber
Sorry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Allowing your child access to
the internet means the whole
world now has access to your
child.
ZOOM Autism through Many Lenses
LOST in Space . . . . . 48
M. Kelter shares what it is
like to have spatial awareness problems and to get lost
in Seville.
Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Safety Awareness & the Wallet
Q&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Spotlight on Success . . . . . . . . . . .
76
The Wallet Card, the perfect way to say,
“Hey, I have autism, I might act differently
than expected!”
Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ZOOM Autism through Many Lenses
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