by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Go back to sleep! If you live in New York—or anywhere on the East Coast—you’ve probably noticed the record-breaking high temperatures this holiday season. Forget about roasting chestnuts, sipping hot chocolate and cozying up to a...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Now that my kids are grown, I’m no longer caught up in the holiday frenzy of finding eight perfect gifts for Max and Sarah or lighting the menorah with them. In retrospect, the image of Sarah squabbling with her brother over who would light each candle, or her...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a world where the number of babies born on the autistic spectrum has more than tripled from 1 in 150—when my daughter Sarah was born in 1990—to 1 in 45 in 2015, is there any GOOD news on the disabilities horizon? Ever since my daughter (25 this month) graduated...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Whatever happened to “live and let live?” Apparently, ISIS, Al Qaeda and an increasing number of assorted crazy religious fanatics are violently opposed to tolerating people who live and worship differently. Sadly, the peace, love and brotherhood movement—near and...
Marguerite Elisofon is a New York City writer and the author of My Picture Perfect Family, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups existed. She also blogs about parenting young adults and disability related issues in The Never Empty Nest. Her writing has been featured in a variety of publications, including Time and NY Metro Parents magazine, and her family’s story has been featured by the NY Post, Fox News, The Daily Mail, and on Jenny McCarthy’s Dirty Sexy Funny radio show. A Vassar graduate, Marguerite was born and raised in New York City, where she still lives with her husband, Howard, in their mostly-empty nest. She is available to speak about a wide variety of issues relating to twins, parenting, and autism. 