Fiction of an autistic adult female who moves from a big city to a small town in Oregon. Her quest of finding an ideal support person is dotted with challenges and frustrations. Through innovative strategies, Fiona the main character, eventually finds people who understand her and support her needs. It is a heart gripping story of Fiona and her family dealing with isolation and frustration. A must read for professionals or people dealing with autism.

Christine is an autistic self advocate. She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in psychology. In 2014, Christine wrote an autobiography titled Working the Double Shift: A Young Woman’s Journey with Autism. She has spoken about her experiences with various groups, organizations and conferences. Christine decided to write the fictional novella, The Revolving Door: The Untold Story of Disability Support, based on her personal experience of dealing with the turnover of direct support professionals, as well as raising awareness about this issue and the need to increase pay for caregivers and other direct support professionals. Her passion is to spread autism acceptance and to educate others about the need to create a variety of supports and opportunities for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.