by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last Tuesday, at EPIC Players 2019 annual fund raiser, we reached and exceeded our goal. A big thank you goes out for the incredible efforts of our Executive Director Aubrie Therrien, Cabaret Music Director Jonathan Ivie and all of the talented, passionate EPIC...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
When my daughter Samantha Elisofon spoke at the United Nations for World Autism Awareness Day, she was asked to address the lack of services for adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum. What did she think ought to be done to remedy the situation? We were given...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sometimes lightning DOES strike twice. . . . Last year it seemed like a dream come true when Samantha was invited to speak on a film panel about empowering females with autism along with Rachel Israel, director of Keep the Change and Aubrie Therrien, Executive...
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. 