Lori Ashley Taylor is a nationally recognized speaker on autism, founder of local autism support groups, founder and publisher of the website Emerging from Autism, and tireless advocate offering encouragement to families struggling to know the next steps to take. Taylor’s 24-year career as a classroom teacher includes licensing in special needs, a specialization she brings to the classroom, to leadership and advocacy roles, and to her writing. She lives outside Indianapolis, Indiana, with her two children, Hannah and Connor. She is a public school teacher and enjoys her faith, exercise, travel, and soaking up her children’s younger years.