Erik Raschke

About

Erik Raschke launched this project as part of his search to build a future for his autistic son by interviewing the leaders and thinkers reframing the intersection of home living, assisted living, shared living, semi-independent living, and everything beyond. He is the author of two novels (one about a parent struggling to raise his autistic son alone) and many short stories and essays.

Books by Erik Raschke

Recent Posts

Is Technology Hurting the Neurodiverse?

An expert offers advice on parenting the neurodiverse in the digital age.

Support Is Not Control

Personal Perspective: The importance of self-determination for the disabled and how one autism advocate is putting self-determination at the forefront of her political campaign.

The Evolution of an Autism Self-Advocate

How one autism self-advocate changed over a decade of fighting for disability rights.

The Damage Caused by Infantilizing the Disabled

Think you are kind to disabled people? You might actually be infantilizing them.

Creating Financial Independence for Grown Children with Autism

Worried about how to provide for your disabled child in the future? Tips from a successful wealth manager on how he provided financial independence for his two sons with autism.

How One Mother Gave Her Son With Autism Financial Independence

Does creating financial independence for your disabled child seem like a fantasy? This single mother and financial planner made financial independence for her son a reality.

How War and Displacement Traumatize People With Autism

The war in Ukraine is traumatic, but, for people with autism, the trauma is multiplied.

The Necessity of Neurodiverse Celebrities

How the cast of "As We See It" showed my autistic son that celebrities (and role models) can be on the spectrum.

Electing Technology for My Son's Independence

What happens when Amazon becomes your caregiver?

What Is a Life Lived Entirely for Another?

What is a life lived entirely for your severely disabled child? Johanne Powell spent 37 years caring full-time for her daughter. Then her daughter died.