Why I Discuss My Son’s Autism on Social Media
Sharing real stories about raising her son with disabilities helped this writer feel less alone in the hyper-curated online world. But, as she learned, truth on social media is all relative.
Alysia Abbott
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Alysia Abbott is a writer whose work has appeared in Vogue, Real Simple, TheAtlantic.com, Out, Salon, Slate, and Psychology Today, among other publications. She is the co-founder of The Recollectors Project (TheRecollectors.com). Abbott is the author of FAIRYLAND, A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER (W.W. Norton). She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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