Don’t miss the 2008-2009 Marin Autism Lecture Series

in Partnership with Marin Autism Collaborative

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Anne & Andrew Allen Family, ANOVA, Autism Speaks,

Kaiser Permanente, Anne Marie & Steve Massocca Family, P.L.A.Y, Red Hill Academy,

The Ryder Foundation, Spectrum Center, United Cerebral Palsey of the North Bay, Wells Fargo

A special thank you to the Marin Independent Journal for the generous donation of ad space

Beginning September 16, 2008

Dr. Glen Raymond Elliot, Ph.D., M.D.

San Rafael Community Center, 618 B Street, San Rafael “¢ 12 – 2pm

How often do writers actually read the books by the publishers they submit too?

This article in Publishers Weekly is a true eye opener.

LINK to original article

Authors need to support publishers, too

by Charlotte Cook — Publishers Weekly, 8/11/2008

Last winter, Writer’s Digest profiled Komenar Publishing. Hits on our Web site doubled and tripled. E-mails and calls increased by 15%. Submissions doubled and threatened to triple. This when Komenar publishes only two new titles a year. The deluge was amazing, satisfying… and frustrating.

San Francisco Chronicle
January 15, 2006
Link to original article

Do you want me to come in with you while you get your haircut?” “No,” replies my 19-year-old son Matthew. “I want him to think I drove here by myself.”

When I suggest that he remove the junior sheriff sticker from his T-shirt before he goes in, he refuses.

“I want him to think I take care of bad guys.”

“A must-read for all families affected by autism, professionals who care for children and adults on the autism spectrum, and for those who wish to get a better understanding of what it is like to wear the shoes of a mother striving to do the best for her special-needs son.”

-Ricki G. Robinson, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine; Scientific Advisory Board Member, “Autism Speaks.”

“In Laura Shumaker’s thoughtful portrait of her family’s struggle with autism, we explore the journey that anyone touched by disability must navigate. Her writing is elegant. Her lessons are invaluable.”