Author, Florence Bracy

Florence spent her career in the corporate and the non-profit arena working as a marketing manager, program manager, grant writer, while simultaneously raising her son who was diagnosed with autism.  She was always the one who asked the hard questions, no one else wanted to ask or was afraid to ask. Seventeen years ago, when her son, Brad, was diagnosed with autism, her voice transitioned to become her son’s voice, advocating for his special needs. During this time she wrote in her journal to relieve her frustration of living with autism while attempting to secure services for him. This journal became the basis for her book, Help Me Understand My Child. The book highlights her trials and successes that she and her family, as well as others, went through.

Florence currently serves as a member of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention, a state-wide group which advises on policy for the developmentally disabled.