A retired teacher and speech-language pathologist, Mary Wrobel has worked with students with autism for more than thirty years and continues to consult and give workshops. She has trained both parents and professionals about puberty, and its accompanying safety, cleanliness, and health issues, as well as many other topics related to autism. This is Mary's fourth publication with Future Horizons. Her first book, Taking Care of Myself won the ASA Outstanding Literary Work of the Year Award-Educational Division, as well as the iParenting Media Award. Taking Care of Myself 2 was written for Teenagers and Young Adults and won an iParenting Media Award. She also wrote Autism and Girls (co-author).