by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
After watching three screenings of Keep the Change at the Tribeca Film Festival, I still can’t believe my eyes. My daughter on the autistic spectrum played the female lead in a movie at a major film festival! Who would have dreamed that my baby girl—who’d once...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Despite having to set an alarm for 6:45 am on a Saturday morning, my husband and I attended the 2017 Autism Conference at Adelphi University for Adolescents and Adults, sponsored by the Asperger’s and High Functioning Autism Association. We had about an hour’s drive...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
After standing on a chaotic line in monsoon-like rain for 45 minutes, I was relieved to clear security and enter the warm, dry interior of the United Nations for the March 31st World Autism Awareness Day. The last time I attended World Autism Awareness Day two years...