Solidarity with Orlando

I feel I should say something regarding the horrible massacre in Orlando this morning. While I feel horrible after every mass-shooting in this country, This one is much more personal to me considering what I consider to be my spiritual home is near Orlando and as recently as last year I was considering moving down and living in the area. The fact that a majority of the victims were so young also bothers me. My heart is also troubled by some of the anti-gay rhetoric coming from certain circles. While I am not gay, my heart bleeds for my fellow men and women regardless of their sexual orientation. The thing that bothers me the most is I know either nothing or the wrong things will change after this incident so I just ask How much more of this can we tolerate these kinds of mass shootings as a frequent occurrence in our society.
Love & Mercy to everyone
Sean

Brain Drizzle

I am happy to announce that me and my friend Josh Meere have formed a band called Brain Drizzle. Check out our reverbnation page.
https://www.reverbnation.com/braindrizzle

Behind the drums with GoPro on Vimeo

You can also see my performance of Elton John's Don't let the sun go down on me filmed from my perspective with a GoPro Hero camera on Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/162313099

Behind the drums with GoPro

This is me performing Elton John's Don't let the sun go down on me on drums as seen from my perspective thanks to my trusty GoPro Hero Camera and chest harness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOMS5X9hmmk&feature=share

Book Chapter titles

These are the names of the chapters of my book.

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction: Preparing for first grade

Chapter 1-The Early Years

Chapter 2-Public Elementary School and a new house

Chapter 3-1999 & 2000: The greatest years of my life

Chapter 4-Eleanor Rigby & the summer of 2001

Chapter 5-9/11, the end of Childhood & mentally challenged?

Chapter 6- the slow re-adjustment

Chapter 7-Heartbreak and self-discovery

Chapter 8-The Amazing turn-around

Chapter 9-In business!

Chapter 10-What happened?

Epilogue-Where to now?

Book is done

After 4 years of development my book is now complete. We still have to find an agent and publisher but at long last  I have a completed manuscript ready to present. I cannot wait to share my story with the world.

Neuro Tribes: My Review

Last Saturday I purchased the book Neuro Tribes: The legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman. It has been difficult to put down since. The book is an authoritative look at the history of autism which explores  how understanding of it has evolved over time.
In my own upcoming book I detail how difficult my upbringing and education was, in Neuro Tribes  it details how many people with autism prior to recent decades  were institutionalized and treated as less than human which really makes me grateful I was born when I was. Sure, I have had my problems but for the most part have endured better than the abuse many autistic people faced before my time.

It also showcases the brave  people who refused to give up on their autistic children and successfully brought awareness to the level it is today. Though we do have a long way to go to full acceptance.I cannot recommend this book enough. It is the definitive book on the history of autism.