Personal story about autism and coping mechanisms that helped me get through it.

Gretchen Leary is thirty two, a resident of Needham, a local author and speaker who also has Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is the author of two children’s books Really, Really Like Me and The Quiet Bear with a new young adult manuscript in the making at the moment. She is a part time life coach for those on the Autism Spectrum and freelance columnist for Geek Club Books. Her goal with each piece of advocacy is simply to help others to know they aren’t alone and promote compassion for those with Autism.