IN THIS ISSUE...
COLUMNS
RETOUCH by David Finch . . . . . . 22
How to Be Friends, First and Always
David shares his step-by-step list (minus the
flow charts) of how he won back his wife
Kristen’s friendship after years of misunderstanding and resentment.
Creature Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08
Did you know that interacting with animals can
improve the physical and/or mental health of a
person!?
REGULARS
COVER STORY
Anita & Abraham — Changing the world’s
view of autism with their love . . . . . . . . . . 26
Love and Autism can and DO co-exist, and Anita and Abraham are a great
example of it! Read about their love story, their All-Autism Wedding and how
they deal with their challenges in this exclusive interview by Dr. Stephen Shore.
Letter from the Editor . . . . 06
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Close Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Spotlight on Success . . . . 64
Knowing vs Not
Knowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10 Sensory-Friendly
Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Just Being and
Being Just . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Dr. Michael P. McManmon
shares from his own personal
and professional experiences
how knowing your diagnosis
helps you as a person and a
student.
10 sensory-friendly gift ideas
that can offer therapeutic benefits and hours of enjoyment
for both children and adults.
The best part? They all cost
under $20!
Barb Rentenbach was always
good at just being; but what she
learned was that to fully “be,”
one must also “do.” This modified chapter fr