Autor: Julie Hornok

When her daughter, Lizzie, was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, Julie Hornok jumped into researching and implementing a thirty-hours-a-week home-therapy program. A few years later, as her daughter made good progress, Julie founded the non-profit, United in Autism, which provides pampering events that bring autism moms hope and acceptance. She has published short stories in multiple Chicken Soup for the Soul books and is a 2017 Writer“s Digest Annual Writing Competition Award Winner. Her work has also appeared in Scary Mommy, Parenting Special Needs Magazine, Autism Parenting Magazine, The Mighty, That“s Inappropriate, Finding Cooper“s Voice, and many more. Julie is passionate about supporting families with autism and lives in Texas with her husband and three children.