I met Tracy when I moved to the neighborhood ten years ago. At the time, I had a lot going on. I was raising three boys, the oldest autistic, and was balancing their care with that of my mother, who was very ill. I was tired and emotionally drained. After Tracy and I talked for…
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I'm a fifth generation Californian and live in the San Francisco Area with my husband and three sons. My oldest, Matthew, is autistic and I've been writing about my experience raising him from babyhood to young adulthood for about 4 years. I've read my stories on NPR and published them in magazines, newspapers and anthologies, including Voices of Autism. My book A Regular Guy: Growing up with Autism is available at Amazon.
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One day before the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 shook the San Francisco Bay Area, I took my three- year-old son Matthew for testing. He had stopped talking, and I was anxious to get him back on track. In the 17 years that followed, there were many more tests, a diagnosis of autism, a frantic…
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A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism
Written on January 30, 2009 by Laura
Hello! I’m Laura Shumaker, a new member of the 5MFSN team. I’m the author of A REGULAR GUY: GROWING UP WITH AUTISM (www.laurashumaker.com) It tells the story of raising my autistic son, Matthew, from babyhood to young adulthood. The story that I’m sharing today will introduce you to Matthew, and the weeks to come, you’ll…
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