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Dorktales Storytime Podcast Now Live!
One of my favorite aspects of writing children’s stories is meeting other authors and app developers. I met Jodi Murphy of Geek Club Books years ago and she introduced me to her talented son, Jonathan. Jonathan is a SAG-AFTRA voice-over professional under the name of “Jonathan Cormur” and achieving this goal has been his dream. He is represented by JE Talent, an agency in San Francisco that only represents union talent. Like all creative professionals, agency representation isn’t enough for a sustainable career and one must continually network, build a portfolio of work, and engage in social media to connect with audiences and build a community of fans. I love…
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Parenting :: Swimming the Tide of Autism
This spring marks two years since my son’s Asperger diagnosis. His younger sister has been professionally diagnosed with Asperger’s and nowhere near the spectrum. I am currently in the midst of a divorce with their father, who is a walking billboard for autistic characteristics but refuses my pleas to get evaluated. When April came celebrating Autism awareness, I felt I was already not only quite aware but drowning in a sea of autism. Somehow, I managed to swim the tides for two years unaware of many frequently vicious debates within the autism community. I naively put a blue bulb on our porch on April second, then read such frightening attacks…
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Culture :: World Autism Awareness Month
Each April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates Light It Up Blue along with the international autism community, in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day. Light It Up Blue is a unique global initiative that kicks-off Autism Awareness Month and helps raise awareness about autism. In honor of this historic day, many iconic landmarks, hotels, sporting venues, concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores are among the hundreds of thousands of homes and communities that take part to Light It Up Blue. (Source:Autism Speaks Website). Advances in Autism Research: It may seem hard to believe that just two decades ago, autism was a mysterious and somewhat…
