I was very pleased to be apart of the this project when I got an email from Ken Routson in 2012 to be apart of this project. The book is a very personal account of Alzheimer's and Autism and the people with these conditions, their loved ones and families. This gives a very positive hopeful, moving very real opportunity to see and read various inspiriting memoirs and chapters.
For over 40 years, I have worked as a consultant, CEO, and front-line staff member in an educational, medical, transportation and residential capacity, and I have had the privilege of being a partnering change agent in the field of disabilities. Our field has evolved from being controlling and dismissive of the preferences of the individuals we serve to being more person-cantered and empowering for the individual.
I have asked Nancy Reder to co-author this book. Nancy is a retired R.N. who co-presented workshops with me in the 1980s. She has 32 years’ experience with persons with special needs and a background in geriatric nursing caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease.