Autism Is Not a Life Sentence: How One Family Took on Autism and Won! »

Lynley Summers is a behaviorist working with children and adults across the autism spectrum. She is an advocate for children with disabilities and serves on the board of directors for the Arkansas Disability Coalition and the Arkansas State Medical Care Advisory Committee.

Summers takes a unique, and, to some, controversial, approach to teaching and parenting her daughter with autism by applying Chaos Theory in combination with more traditional behavior management strategies. The results have been extraordinary. Jessica, initially pronounced as limited to a self-contained classroom wearing a helmet to prevent self-abusive behaviors, is now an accomplished student in high school, composing music, writing stories, and speaking at conferences about life with autism.

PhD candidate, individual with ADHD and parent of a child with ADHD, coordinator, CHADD - Susan Perry Simpson

"An absolute jewel; well-written, humorous, and insightful. It was a joy to read! Further, these are techniques that can be implemented for ANY child, not just those with autism or on the autism spectrum."