The New York Times
15 October 2019
My Daughter and I Were Diagnosed with Autism on the Same Day
“I knew then that if I couldn’t persuade my husband of five years to accept my daughter’s autism and my own, it would ruin our marriage and tear our family apart.”
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The New York Times
14 October 2021
The Highs and Lows of Finding Love on the Spectrum
“Our diagnoses came after the wedding, but from the beginning our shared neurodivergence was unwittingly the foundation on which the relationship was built.”
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The New York Times
7 April 2017
What a Muppet With Autism Means to My Family
“Julia gives me hope that my children and their peers will grow up in a world where autism is normalized, rather than stigmatized.”
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The New York Times
27 November 2019
“The chaos of everyday life was a far cry from the peace and quiet of her puzzle-building refuge at night.”
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The New York Times
27 March 2020
The New York Times: Understanding Autism
“My Daughter and I Were Diagnosed with Autism on the Same Day” and “What a Muppet with Autism Means to My Family” appeared in this single edition magazine with New York Times content.
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The Washington Post
30 July 2021
Urging a New Approach to Autism: Stop Looking For a Cure and Start Listening
“What surprised me most after I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in my late 30s was the divisions I saw among researchers, clinicians, journalists, autistic people and caretakers in the way they talked about autism.”
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The Washington Post
9 May 2017
My Daughter and I Are Autistic. Here’s How We’ve Bonded Through Ballet
“Every night before bed, she flipped to the page filled with pink objects in her favorite board book, ‘My First Colors,’ and pointed to the ballet shoes and tutu.”
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The Independent
26 February 2021
Anyone Worried About Their Kids Wearing Masks at School Needs to Hear Our Family’s Story
“We were the exhausted parents of three young kids battling Covid-19.”
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Insider
19 July 2022
“What started as dinosaur research for my chapter book series became a family adventure.”
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Publisher’s Weekly
23 July 2021
Reading Beyond Neurodivergent Stereotypes
“Ableism against neurodivergent authors is a widespread problem within the publishing industry.”
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Woman’s Day
8 March 2017
I Was Diagnosed with Autism in My Late 30s
“While sitting alone in the waiting room, I started at the colorfully painted wooden shapes strung along wires of the bead maze next to my chair.”
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Woman’s Day
12 May 2017
I’m a 40-Year-Old Woman Who’s Never Had a Best Friend
“I used to blame my lack of strong friendships on the constant moves I made around the U.S. and abroad in pursuit of an education and career.”
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Glamour
26 September 2017
I’m an Autistic Woman, and This is How I Navigate the Workplace
“While anyone pushed hard enough at work can have an emotional breakdown, an autistic meltdown is usually much more intense.”
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Glamour
28 March 2017
I’m an Autistic Woman, and Bones Is the Only Character Like Me on TV
“In order to destigmatize autism, we need to see women who are on the spectrum, especially those who unknowingly hid their autism, as I did.”
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The Cut
16 August 2017
A New Look at How Autism Affects Girls
“My autistic daughter…can put together complex jigsaw puzzles…and remembers minute details of events that happened years ago—but following a bedtime routine and taking care of basic daily living tasks like hygiene are still a challenge for her.”
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The Cut
12 April 2018
Social Media Helped Me Connect With My Husband in a Way I Couldn’t in Real Life
“Online, I could communicate without those worries about non-verbal cues; I felt free in a way I never did during first-person encounters.”
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Self
18 April 2019
My Taekwondo Black Belt Changed My Life as an Autistic Woman
“The quiet contemplation while performing a poomsae in unison, the mental and physical grit needed for clean board breaks and successful sparring matches—these were life lessons that showed me I was capable of accomplishing whatever I set my mind to do.”
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Redbook
17 March 2017
I Bled for 5 Months During My Pregnancy
“I felt so helpless while I continued to bleed on a daily basis, wishing I could do something, anything to resolve the hematoma.”
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Catapult
26 November 2018
How I Came to Appreciate the Video Memories I Experience as an Autistic Woman
“My video memories of important life events replay in my imagination with the same vivid sensory details they had when I first experienced them.”
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Healthy Women
29 March 2021
My Autism Diagnosis in My Late 30s Changed My Life for the Better
“The doctors whisked me off for an emergency CT scan of my head and neck, and I saw my life flash before my eyes while contrast dye warmed my body and breast milk leaked onto my hospital gown.”
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