2019 Remarkable Family

Most of the world thinks of autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities as primarily childhood challenges. That’s understandable. In the past, people with disabilities often did not live long lives—many times not even into middle age due to complications associated with their disabilities. But those of us who work with these special people are […]

It was a surreal experience. On the evening of Nov. 18, I was sitting in the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Robert De Niro was there. So was Michael J. Fox. At one point, the evening’s host, Jon Stewart, stood just a few feet away, chatting with Felicia Johnson, whose son has received services from […]