Whitney Ellenby

Plush red Elmo doll lying on asphalt. A yellow chalk speech bubble has Elmo appear to be yelling "Help!"

Autism Uncensored: A Dangerous and Spirit-Crushing Book

March 21, 2018 • By Max Sparrow

Ellenby wrote in the first half of Autism Uncensored that she was Zack’s accommodation and he “rides” her. By the second half of the book it is becoming clear that she is riding Zack, using his autism for a social payout to herself.

Cheerfully geeky selfie of the author Sarah Kurchak, a white Canadian woman wearing glasses and also goggles on top of her head; and her mother Jane Kurchak, a white woman also wearing glasses plus a pinstriped blue collared shirt, tie, and white jacket.

The Stories We Don’t Tell: My Mom On Raising An Autistic Child And Why She’ll Never Write About Me

March 8, 2018 • By Sarah Kurchak

Why does the media keep letting parents of autistic kids exploit those kids’ most vulnerable moments? Autistic writer Sarah Kurchak talks to her mom Jane about why such stories aren’t parents’ tales to tell, and why Jane will never write about raising Sarah.

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