Welcome!

I’m Adrienne Ehlert Bashista, a writer, publisher, and special needs parent advocate. I live in central North Carolina with my husband and two boys, and I write both for children and adults.

My children’s writing is varied: I’ve written two picture books and am in the process of publishing a book of regional ghost stories for middle-grade kids. I’ve also had stories and non-fiction pieces published in magazines, both print and on-line. I worked as a school library media specialist (a.k.a. school librarian) for 15 years and I am an enthusiastic and affordable visiting author. To read more about my children’s books and my school visits, please click the “Writing for kids” tab.

The writing I’ve done for adults has varied, but my current writing is largely about parenting kids with invisible special needs, adoption, FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) homeschooling and alternatives to the traditional classroom. I believe that parents are the true experts on their children, and that parenting children with brain-based disabilities like ADHD, OCD, SPD, PDD, PBD, or any number of other alphabet soup diagnoses that largely impact a child’s behavior, is one of the most stressful parenting situations there is. I also believe that in order to effectively advocate we must find a way to take care of ourselves, including finding good support networks, whether in person on on-line. To find out more about my writing for adults, please click the “Writing for adults” tab.

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