Mission Statement    Where do I begin?  Welcome to “Confessions of an Autism Dad.”  A webpage that promotes an upcoming podcast which bears the same name.  My motivation to begin this endeavor is in honor of my son Dante, the bravest and most resilient person I have ever known.  By sharing with you his story, (and our story) I hope to inspire and educate those who are affected by severe, non-verbal autism, whether you are an autism parent, or in an autism family and you feel alone, or you have a friend who is part of one, and you want to be supportive, or at the very least you don’t want to sound stupid. Whatever the case, “Confessions of an Autism Dad” offers you a peek behind the curtain to the uncompromising oppression that severe autism can have on a child and their family. Look as long as you’d like, I even give you permission to stare.