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Contessa Louise Cooper

Writer, Speaker, Advocate and Autism Mom.

Contessa reflects a day in the life of being a single parent. She pens every parents love for a child of theirs while overcoming unique obstacles underestimating the support for children such as hers and others. Her first book, Mad At The World: How To Move On And Find Peace When Youre A Special Needs Parent made it the top of the Amazon Best Sellers list. She is currently writing a Handbook to Modern Dating and Sex for individuals with High Functioning Autism and a Parents Guide.(bit.ly/autismdating)You can usually find Tessa drinking a glass of wine and chilling with her friends.

January 15, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Kristie Farley
January 12, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Daina Schlegel, a certified educational advocate.
January 12, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Lena Guy, an advocate in the classroom and in our community.
January 12, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Aundrea Caldwell who is a different kind of Autism Mom.

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January 9, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Melissa Mullins and her Autism Awareness R4-AU
January 9, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Maya Werner
January 9, 2018

Spotlight on Autism: An Interview with Tulika Prasad of Braindroplets.
October 18, 2017

Should My Adult Son With Autism Go Trick-Or-Treating?

October 3, 2017

5 Things You Should Know When Dating My Son With Autism
August 7, 2017

An Open Letter To My Therapist Who Called Me A 'Strong Black Woman'
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