When Henry was ten, he was invited to do a reading in the children’s choir Christmas concert. The reading from the book of Luke also happens to be what Linus says during […]
A Very Incarnational Christmas
Alice Fairfax
A published author and professional actor, Alice holds a BA from Rollins College and a certificate in Creativity & Innovation from the Walt Disney Company and Harvard Business School. She coaches businesses and individuals on telling your best story, discovering your creativity and challenging your thinking.
Alice shares the funny and amazing stories about parenting Henry, her adult son who has autism and is a talk show host. Think Anne LaMott and Bette Midler raising the offspring of Rainman and David Letterman. Find her at HenryandhisMom.com
Doing the Dishes at 50 or How to Change Your Perspective on the Mundane
My niece is 22 years old. She has Cystic Fibrosis. Ginny’s life has bent towards a timeline. When she was born, CF patients lived until they were 14. When she was 14, the […]
Everything Takes 12 Steps
I accomplished one thing this weekend. It took all weekend for me to fix three porch chairs. I attribute this to the phenomenon that all things require twelve steps. Here are […]
Finding Your Now — An Autobiography of Energy
I grew up in the seventies outside of Washington DC. My parents were military people. Mom was a secretary for a senator on the Hill in the sixties. She dressed like Jackie […]
For My Birthday I’m Marie Kondo’ing My Mind
I saw George Kalogridis, the current President of Walt Disney World, at an event in Orlando recently. Someone said to him, “Of course, you know Alice.” He had the same you-look-so familiar-to-me […]
The One Question You Should Ask Yourself in the Middle of a Breakdown
A few months ago another autism mom like me posted her experience with her young son having a meltdown at a theme park and the response of a Universal Resort employee who […]
