Caroline McGraw
Columnist
Caroline McGraw is a would-be "childhood paleontologist" who digs for treasure in people. She writes about finding meaning in the most challenging relationships at A Wish Come Clear. Likewise, Caroline specializes in copywriting, helping non-profits and small businesses with a disability support focus tell their story online, so that they can feel confident about sharing their work with the world.
Have you ever wished you had a time machine, so that you could intervene and change the past? That’s how I felt when I read Liane Kupferberg Carter’s recent column, “The Way You Look at Him.”
It’s true, last week’s visit with my family was filled with moments of connection and terms of endearment ... but that’s not the whole story. (Is it ever?)
“Oh, you’re so pretty, so pretty,” I cooed to Bootsie, our kitten. She chirped and purred in response. “You’re my beautiful kittenfish.”
Since April is Autism Awareness Month, I’ve been asking myself: How can we, as siblings, show support and raise awareness of autism in our communities?
My parents and brother are coming to visit me and my husband here in Alabama next week, and we can’t wait to welcome them.
It sounds strange to say that the most important lesson I learned at the disability and inclusion conference I attended this past weekend in Norfolk, Virginia had nothing ...
In May of 2011—19 years after I was first diagnosed with autism at age 4—I was on my way to receive my undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University.
“I’m just not sure what to do, or how to help her,” my friend Marie (a pseudonym) said. Her voice trembled slightly.
When I graduated from college, I found out quickly that to support myself in the “real world” I would have to work two jobs.
April wasn’t only Autism Awareness Month. It was National Stress Awareness Month too. Coincidence?
Part II of our story on autistic adults living in rural America.
Friday night, Cameron attended his high school prom. This wasn’t his first prom, as his school invites all high school students to attend each year, and Cameron had attended the year before...
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