Mari Nosal demonstrates her knowledge as a parent and education professional by sharing ways that others can effectively support and interact with individuals with autism and their families. Mari created Taking The "Diss" Out Of Disabled Articles, Poems, Tips And Curriculum Ideas For Teaching, Living, Parenting And Loving Children With Aspergers Syndrome And On The Autism Spectrum: Written By A Special Needs Mom And Educator with the intent of providing an informative venue for parents, educators, and kids with autism.Taking The "Diss" Out Of Disabled using "Diss" in it's slang term format. Diss is short for disrespecting and ignoring other individuals, their thoughts, and character. Taking the "Diss" out of disability was chosen as my book title to emphasize the need for tolerance, understanding, an inclusive reflective mindset and acceptance of individuals with disabilities by society at large. This book is the complete works from the past several years of Mari's professional Blog. Mari's perception is that parents, educators, society at large and any others with a vested interest in bringing up a child on the autism spectrum are part of a collaborative team. Thus book is designed to address all individuals who are part of the child's support team. This book is comprised of short articles, poetry, curriculum tips, personal musings from the author on bringing up a child with Aspergers syndrome and her professional experiences working with children on the spectrum and within the community. It was developed with easy to read short articles with the intent to be informative in a design that can afford busy parents, educators, and society at large to access the information they need in a timely fashion. Mari has added other special needs related personal poetry, and musings in this book to further inspire others to know they do not walk in the dark. My intent is to help those who walk the path I have walked both as a parent and professional and light their path to make their load slightly lighter. Yes, their is ALWAYS a light at the end of the tunnel if you can just muster up the energy to reach it.