A special needs mom and autism advocate, Lori Ashley Taylor is founder and publisher of Emerging from Autism, co-founder and director of Hendricks County Autism Support Group, a pr...view moreA special needs mom and autism advocate, Lori Ashley Taylor is founder and publisher of Emerging from Autism, co-founder and director of Hendricks County Autism Support Group, a professional speaker, and a member of Avon School Corporation's Autism Team. 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 in the community, and to her writing. Taylor and her two children live in a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.view less