LIS-PER-LULU: A Mother's Story about Her Adult Autistic Son and Her Hope for His Future

In the 1970's, the word "Autism" was unfamiliar to most people. When Mark Fuller was diagnosed with the disorder as a young boy, the Fuller family soon found autism to be the center of their world. Mark's mother, Jackie, made it her life's mission to navigate every element of Mark's atypical existence, from learning how to adjust to her son's unique idiosyncrasies, to advocating for his individual rights within the public school system, and beyond.

In the five decades since Mark's diagnosis,...