TOM FIELDS-MEYER is the author of Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son and coauthor of Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism. Formerly a People magazine senior writer, he has written articles for The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He assists individuals in writing memoirs and teaches memoir writing in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.