Category Archives: Raven

You’ve probably seen the story floating around in your newsfeed about the 13-year-old boy with autism who, in the midst of a mental health crisis, was shot as he ran away by the police who had been called in to … Continue reading →

November 29, 2018 I recently gave a keynote presentation on how stress affects the brain and human behavior and part of that presentation was my own personal story of dealing with my teenage son’s lyme-induced PANS. I asked the audience … Continue reading →

For all you “new” (autism) parents out there – here’s some friendly advice about making it through the holidays. 1. If your child wants to spend the entire holiday in a room away from all of the people, it means … Continue reading →

I am a self-professed Sauerkraut Maniac.  I love sauerkraut.  Which is pretty ironic considering my first experience with sauerkraut came in early elementary school and I opted to take no recess over eating  boiled-to-death putrid-smelling “sauerkraut” for school lunch.  I spent the … Continue reading →

I’m kind of a communication nerd. I love to watch and listen to people, decipher their intent based on word choice, style of communication, body language etc. You can tell a lot about a person by what they don’t say … Continue reading →