A father and son outing at the Texas State Aquarium. My son has autism and is much more interested in riding the elevator at the aquarium than observing the animals. He has a season pass so I can enjoy the specimens and he can enjoy the lifts.
He is a fan of the sensory stimulation of the motion, sights and sounds of elevators. He likes to narrate his rides as he has seen done on Youtube elevator videos that he has found.
Mark Ferdinand lives on the South Texas
coast with his wife, daughter and son. Fishing the surf, hunting,
gardening, carving, auto and home repair occupy his spare time. He has
written on the topic of autism spectrum disorder from a father's
perspective in parenting articles and in other non-fiction venues.
Having limited typical communication skills, his son introduced Mark to new
ways of interpreting his needs and aspirations. As his son grew older
Mark became fascinated by the story potential within these amazing
children. This prompted the creation of a dynamic adventure story
focusing on a character with autism.
Corpus Christi author and Texas author Mark
Ferdinand. Mark writes novels with autistic characters, Texas fiction,
and true tales of reptiles and amphibians. In 2017 Mark published his
autism parenting book- "The Autistic Prankster: Enjoying the Fun Side of Autism" available in paperback and Kindle.
