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Susan Senator

About

Susan Senator is the author of numerous autism books including Autism Adulthood: Insights and Creative Strategies for a Fulfilling Life. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Salon.com, and The Boston Globe. She also writes at www.http://susansenator.com.

Books by Susan Senator
Recent Posts
My Autistic Son Asked to "Call Mom"
Personal Perspective: Autism research emphasizes “independence over perfection.” Remember, whatever your child cannot do by graduation, someone else might have to do for them.
Autism and the Loss of Skills
A Personal Perspective: Loss of skills in an autistic person may not be permanent; sometimes, returning to the skill later, in a different context, is all that's needed.
Matters of Time in Autism

Personal Perspective: All of us must achieve independence to whatever degree possible and take our place in the world as adults. Why not my autistic son as well?

Personal Perspective: All of us must achieve independence to whatever degree possible and take our place in the world as adults. Why not my autistic son as well?

With Autism, at Any Age, Never Say “Never”

Personal Perspective: Just a simple conversation, a few words from my autistic adult son, gives me enough hope to sustain me through the toughest times.

Personal Perspective: Just a simple conversation, a few words from my autistic adult son, gives me enough hope to sustain me through the toughest times.

What Happens To My Autistic Loved One When I Die?

Personal Perspective: Members of the disability community could help out with each others' disabled loved ones by spending a little time with them, in exchange for the same.

Personal Perspective: Members of the disability community could help out with each others' disabled loved ones by spending a little time with them, in exchange for the same.

Cake-Baking and Connecting With People

A Personal Perspective: My autistic son visits on Saturdays and we have continued our lockdown baking tradition.

A Personal Perspective: My autistic son visits on Saturdays and we have continued our lockdown baking tradition.

Managing My Overwhelming Stress

A Personal Perspective: Is there a way to dial back the intensity, the anxiety I feel when I look at my son?

A Personal Perspective: Is there a way to dial back the intensity, the anxiety I feel when I look at my son?

The Terrible Stress of Autism Parenting

A Personal Perspective: I carry around enormous stress—the constant worry about my autistic son, past, present and future, and that I cannot give him the best life, the life he deserves.

A Personal Perspective: I carry around enormous stress—the constant worry about my autistic son, past, present and future, and that I cannot give him the best life, the life he deserves.