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Grounded
An Audible Original about autism, race, and the sacrifices mothers believe we need to make to give our children a chance at a good life.
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Target, Don’t Tell Me You ‘Stand With Black Families’
Police intervened when my 13-year old son with autism hugged a Target employee.
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The Cold of Winter
Feeling isolated and overwhelmed, I finally find a connection in, of all places, Costco.
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Ain’t Too Proud to Sing:
Claiming Black Space on the Great White Way
When a white man shushed my mother at a predominantly black Broadway musical, I had to teach him some things.
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What Matters to Me Now and Why
A Stanford GSB alumna revisits her original admissions essay and reflects on how her worldview has changed in the years since.
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What Color Is Your Princess?
I didn’t care that my son wanted to be a princess. I just didn’t want him to be a white one.
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Burned
In search of celebration and inner peace on my birthday, I accidentally light my hair on fire.
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Forward After the Election
After the 2016 election results came in, I knew I had to move forward, mentally and physically.
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We Wear Blue for Autism, But Is the Color Really White?
That day we faced racism while celebrating autism.