WHAT'S NEW:

If you arrived here from my Chronicles of Ben Blog -- Welcome! -- and here are some relevant pages related to Ben and severe autism.

The blog (if you didn't already come from there):

> Juggling Autism: The Chronicles of Ben Royko -- Severe Autism in Real Time

New to Ben (and our) Stories? The best place to start:

> The Chronicles of Ben. Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2007

Photo Gallery, with several albums of Ben photos:

> Photo Gallery

Book Reviews, the majority related to autism:

> Book Reviews

Our story on NPR's radio show, This American Life:

> Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Radio and print stories about our family (scroll down):

> Radio and Print

Most of the above and everything else about Ben:

> Ben Stories

For all the other stuff (music, my parents, divorce mediation, etc.), feel free to look around. And, thanks again!

MY BLOGS:

Autism

Music

Psychology (etc.)

Mom & Dad

Oddz & Endz

Speaking

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Book Reviews

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Royko's Grove (September 19. 2015)

Alan and Charlotte Rosenwald and Chicago’s two Psy.D. Programs (2015)

My 11/16/13 Unreal Bluegrass interview 2013

On the stage of Orchestra Hall, Chicago 2007

Nickel Creek's Farewell: Video clips 2007

Shana conducts 1988

New Grass Revival: Wedding Band! 1986

The Chicago Daily News garage 1977

Freight hopping 1977

Peripatetic Task Force 1976

The SS France 1972

Chicago's Blizzard 1967

Delayed in Dallas 2015

Deadbeat As*B*tch No More (2015)

My Uber Life (Chicago Reader, October 8, 2015)

Toronto - Land of Visible Eyeballs (and serious traffic lights) August 2016

Some Interesting Research sent it my way from Virgil Anderson: The Link Between Autism and Cancer

Mike Royko/Chicago Daily News Mongrel Dog Show (1967)

Come and Gone - Dearly Departed

Woody Miller, 1933-2014

David Krantz, Psychologist, Professor, dies (2016)

Andrew Patner dies at 55 and I just can't believe it, 2/3/15

Sherri B. Bilinski, 1954-2008 - A Painting

Phil Weintraub, 1948-2010

"Doc" Elliot Pollock, 1959-2013

Zena Warrior Puppy: Rest In Peace, 2012

Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016

We sincerely apologize, Rudy van Gelger (1924-2016)

Buell Neidlinger: 1936-2018

"Time flies, whether you're having fun or not." Me

Well whadaya know -- turns out I'm a genuwine

PROG-ROCK WIZARD

(or at least I used to be).

So says

The Secret History of Chicago Music,

and who am I to argue...?

My Gender: Revealed at Last

in Suddenly Senior humor magazine

Or

HERE

ROYKO IN LOVE

NOW ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIOBOOK

Voiced by the legendary

JoBe Cerny!

Audiobook available at:

Audible

Amazon