Christina Schweiss is a retired US Army officer and parent to two amazing teenagers, one on the autism spectrum and one with ADHD. Since retirement, she has become a full-time homeschool mom, part-time online university professor, and part-time Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. She spends most of her free time organizing and running chess programs for community youth.
My son, now 17, was diagnosed with Asperger’s at age 12, though we knew there was something “different” about him long before then. I remember going to school for career day and seeing several kids in the hall excitedly greet my son, who just walked right by them without even acknowledging they had spoken to
