The Autism Bookshelf: The H.A.L. Experiment
Family, friends, and teachers have all gotten on me about how I have to write a book. About what, no one ever seems to say, just that I need to…. Read more »
Author Archives: Daniel Heinlein
The Autism Bookshelf: Autism and the World According to Matt
Reading about autism can be helpful in so many ways. Some titles offer specific forms of advice: how to find employment, how to handle relationships, how to succeed in college…. Read more »
Autism Bookshelf: Been There, Done That, Try This!
When you exist on the “high-functioning” end of the autism spectrum, it’s easy to look around you and feel quite a bit less than functional. Watching your peers succeed in… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: What Every Parent Needs to Know
There’s an old episode of The Simpsons wherein the ever-moonlighting Homer becomes a food critic, and to our amusement, the lovable glutton upsets the newspaper’s editor by giving everything he… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: Chicken Soup
I consider myself a fairly voracious reader, and without getting into too much snobbish, pseudo-Victorian yearning for the discreet joys of staying home with a book and a nice cup… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: The Autistic Brain
Like most of the book-reading public, it’s not often I get to discuss a book with its author. In my case, I don’t get out to book signings all that… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: Asperkids
There are two impressions that one can get from the common representations of Asperger’s syndrome. The first is that it’s a bit of a boys’ club. More boys than girls… Read more »
Autism on Ice
When I’m not talking about the autism spectrum, there’s a very good chance that I’m talking about hockey. My hometown Chicago Blackhawks get most of my attention, but I’ll keep… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: Finding Your Own Way to Grieve
A lot of people I know grew up with grandparents who were almost abstractions. No longer needing to avail themselves of job opportunities and leafy suburbs in chilly Chicagoland, they… Read more »
The Autism Bookshelf: How Can I Help?
Hillary Clinton’s famous remark that “it takes a village to raise a child” triggered what’s become an ongoing national dialogue of sorts: debating the importance of people, communities, and institutions… Read more »