ROGUE by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

Shortly after  I reviewed The Way I See It, by Temple Grandin, I received an email from Lyn Miller-Lachmann, whose recently released book, Rogue, is based on her own experience with Asperger’s Syndrome.   I am thrilled that she has agreed to be a guest on my...

MADNESS by Marya Hornbacher

by | Aug 12, 2013 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

I just finished reading Madness, Marya Hornbacher’s account of her life leading up to and after the diagnosis of Type I rapid-cycle bipolar disorder, the most severe form of bipolar there is. All I can say is Hornbacher’s first-hand experience made my own circumstance...

THE WAY I SEE IT by Temple Grandin

by | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Mental health

The most famous spokesperson for autism and Asperger’s that I know of is Dr. Temple Grandin, a high-functioning adult on the autism spectrum who has written many books on the subject, including The Way I See It.  I was spellbound as she shared in some detail the...

The WIP and I Take a Roller Coaster Ride

by | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Writing

I am about half way through the first draft of my WIP, a Middle Grade adventure about a boy with learning disabilities who has left a science project until the last minute, the last minute being a family reunion during Spring Break at a castle in Switzerland.  I...

Stop Pretending……by Sonya Sones

by | Jul 22, 2013 | Blog, Mental health

When I was finishing my forthcoming novel, CRAZY, someone suggested that I should read STOP PRETENDING….what happened when my big sister went crazy.  I did read it with interest, and as my own book marches its way to publication, I recently reread it with even more...