(An unedited essay by James Henderson III, as a fifth-grade student) “Oh my gosh!” my mom screamed in the car as my brother, Robert,...

I’m no expert, or doctor on autism – I’m “just a Mom” – as one person pointed out once… But I am the mother to four children (our oldest...

“I wish you would just die!” Six words. I wish so many things. I wish that I were a voracious reader like my parents, my sister, husband...

I should have known. I should have known by watching my children, over the years, interact with and love their special needs brother,...