About the Author

Chantal Sicile-Kira is a parent, an advocate, a speaker, the award-winning author of five books, and the founder of autismcollege.com, which provides practical information and training online. Chantal’s first experience with autism was teaching self-help and community living skills to severely developmentally disabled and autistic adolescents in preparation for their deinstitutionalization. Chantal has served on the California Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders, and as co-chair of the South Counties Autism Regional Taskforce.

Chantal has received numerous awards including the Autism Society of America Literary Work of the Year Award; San Diego Book Awards; Cure Autism Now Local Hero Award; and the 2012 Baron Inspiration Award. Chantal and her family have been featured in the MTV documentary True Life series, Newsweek (cover story), NPR, PBS, the Chicago Tribune, and Fox News. For more information, go to autismcollege.com.