IN THIS ISSUE...
COLUMN
RETOUCH by David Finch . . . . . . 44
Releasing Gifted Kids into the Wild
Congratulations! You Graduated
High School! Now What? . . . . . .09
Discover the many post-secondary program options that offer training, certifications and support transitioning services to
help autistic individuals succeed in living
independent, meaningful lives!
Of all the things he learned in his high
school honors and advanced-placement
classes, none of it had to do with functioning
like an adult!
REGULARS
Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . 06
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Close Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cummings & Goings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
COVER STORY
Q&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
“Living a Great, Wonderful and Happy
Autistic Life!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Exclusive Interviews with Owen and Ron Suskind
Spotlight on Success . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind started to talk as Disney characters to his autistic
son Owen, new worlds opened up for both of them!
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? NO! It’s
an Autism Super Hero! . . . . . . . 47
FEATURES
14-year old autistic comic book connoisseur Jacob Fuentes interviews the talented
and autistic creator of Face Value Comics,
David Kot, and learns that heroes are not
just found on comic book pages!
Advice from Autistic
College Students . . . . 42
If you could go back in time
and give a piece of advice to
your high school self, what
would it be? Read the responses to this and other questions
that college students offered on
Dawn Marcotte’s survey.
Creating Your Own
College Transition
Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How to Have a SWEET
Fuss-free School
Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Learn how to increase your
autistic loved one’s chances of
a successful college experience
by taking the reins and creating
your own transition plan.
In this SWEET little piece, Debi
Taylor shares how she learned it
was her EXPECTATIONS of her
son that were causing the frustrations and meltdowns, not his
behavior.
GIVEAWAY
When Small Talk Is a Big
Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sometimes the most trivial discussions can
feel like elaborate obstacle courses – even
when they go well.
Win a Plush Huggable Bluebee Pal
that talks, sings, re G2