By Deborah Wallace, April 3, 2020, Parade Parents who are working at home during the coronavirus quarantine face many challenges. But the boundaries between work and home life are blurred even more when your child has autism. To commemorate National Autism Awareness Month in April , international autism expert Temple Grandin spoke to Parade.com about how parents and caregivers can help their families thrive during this unprecedented time of isolation. Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal...

One of the practices I have made a habit of in the last year is intentionally listening and deferring to voices from historically marginalized communities, including neurodivergent folks and autistic adults specifically. Something that I have had the opportunity to read about has been a criticism of Temple Grandin, and the reason I think that it is important to acknowledge is because the voices of these autistic individuals are often clear about the harm and trauma she has contributed to...