Adult Autism₂ is the brainchild of George D. Williams. His journey in autism advocacy started quite suddenly, when his son Nathan was diagnosed at age 3. Despite excelling academically and showing a huge appetite for reading, he struggled socially at public school through the 3rd grade. George and his wife Sharron decided at that time that homeschooling would be best for him, so they could devote their time to nurturing the talent’s Nathan had and focus on the areas where he struggled in ways a public school couldn’t. Given George’s background, between the two it was decided that he would be the one to take on the challenge of teaching. From 4th grade through 12th grade, George threw himself into learning the best techniques, trial and error understanding, and ultimately advocating for the Autistic community.

As he interfaced with both the autism community, and the community of parents of autistic children, George began to recognize patterns that he felt ought to be addressed. The isolation parents feel when raising an autistic child was chief among them. Family members often don’t understand certain behaviors, or are unsupportive of the choices that these parents make for their children. George recalls that he received negative feedback from some family members for leaving his job to homeschool Nate. He noticed that among the father’s of autistic parents, there was a pervasive problem with feelings of shame and guilt surrounding their child’s diagnosis. Common amongst both men and women, single parents and couples, was the idea that their child always comes first and that they would always put the child first and carry on. These stories and patterns are what led him to begin writing about autism, and started his journey of advocating for autistic adults.