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And Then There Were Four:

Shaking the Family Tree Until the Diagnoses Fell Out

Cover image for the book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.
ISBN 9798251749564

ASIN: B0GZL2YY47 for eBook

ASIN: B0GZS148ZT for paperback

We shook the family tree.

Four generations of autism fell out.

The family tree was not surprised.

Link to a PDF with a sample section of book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.
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Cover image for the book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.
ISBN 9798251749564

ASIN: B0GZL2YY47 for eBook

ASIN: B0GZS148ZT for paperback

We shook the family tree.

Four generations of autism fell out.

The family tree was not surprised.

Link to Amazon page were you can buy book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.
Link to PDF with a sample chapter of book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.
Link to a page with companion materials for book "And then there were four", A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree.

A memoir about four generations of autism running through the same family tree. And four autistic people under one roof: my husband, my boys, and — last to figure it out — me — occupying the same square footage.
Six decades of literal thinking, creative rule bending, sensory adventures, and occasionally ridiculous experiences
— all of it autism. We were always this way. The paperwork just took a while.

I set out to write a book about raising two autistic sons. The real story? Four people under one roof—all autistic, running four different operating systems with no tech support. Then I discovered the pattern ran deeper: four generations of the same wiring, hiding in plain sight.

And Then There Were Four is what happens when diagnosing your kids turns into diagnosing your whole family — slowly, imperfectly, and with a thermostat nobody can agree on.

This book is for you if:

  • You’re a parent who has read every “expert” manual and realized none of them were written for a kid like yours.
  • You’re a late-identified adult who just traded decades of what’s wrong with me for “Oh. That explains everything.’”
  • You and your partner are either wired in opposite directions or the exact same one, and you’ve stopped pretending either configuration comes with instructions.
  • You’ve spent your life being told you’re ‘too much.’
  • You’re a professional who wants to understand what autism actually looks like inside a family — not in a textbook.
  • You look at your parents or grandparents and think “that explains a lot” — but nobody in your family has ever said it out loud.
  • You are the neurotypical friend, partner, coworker, or neighbor who wants to finally get it.

This Book May Not Be for You If:

  • You’re looking for a step-by-step guide to getting it right.
  • You want a story that ends with “and then everything was better.”
  • You believe autism is something to fix.

You’ve read the book. Now book the workshop.

That was my story. The workshop is yours — where you customize the box, wear it, take it apart, and decide for yourself what stays. Different room, same conversation. Now it’s your turn.

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