About Rob Gorski
I'm Rob Gorski, founder of The Autism Dad and host of The Autism Dad Podcast, currently in production on Season 9.
My story
For 25 years, I've been raising three autistic sons. What started in 2009as a blog documenting our family's story has grown into one of the longest-running autism parenting platforms online.
I write and talk about the real stuff. Meltdowns at 3 a.m. IEP meetings that leave you shaking. The joy that shows up in places you never expected. The exhaustion nobody warns you about. The fierce love that keeps you going anyway.
My work has been featured by CNN, ABC News, BBC, and the Tamron Hall Show. I serve on the HPV Vaccine Advisory Community Board at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
My first book, “So Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with Autism”, will be published by Fair Winds Press, an imprint of Quarto on December 29, 2026. It's a practical guide for parents built from 25 years of lived experience.
Advisory roles & credentials
Press & media
My work has been featured by CNN, ABC News, BBC, the Tamron Hall Show, Entrepreneur, and Healthline. CNN published one of the most-read pieces from our family, a 2012 feature titled “A heart shattered by a glimpse into autism,” which still circulates today. A full archive of press coverage lives on the Press page.
Advisory boards
I serve on the HPV Vaccine Advisory Community Board at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where I bring the perspective of a parent raising medically complex children.
Books & publications
My first book, So Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with Autism, is being published by Fair Winds Press, an imprint of Quarto on December 29, 2026. It's the book I wish someone had handed me the day my oldest was diagnosed. No clinical jargon, no toxic positivity, just what actually helps when you're three days into a diagnosis and standing in a hospital hallway.
The platform
The Autism Dad started as a blog in 2009. The archive includes nearly 13,000 blog posts, The Autism Dad Podcast with nearly 300 episodes, and a newsletter with 3,000+ subscribers. Across social media I have more than 860,000 followers across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and more, and readers come from 140+ countries. Everything here is first-person, written from inside the experience, not about it.
The personal stuff
I'm a former fire medic, and home is Northeast Ohio. Kelly and I have been together since 2023, and between us there are five kids.
Kelly is an educator and an autism mom herself, with about 20 years of working with kids behind her. Today she's with the Autism Society of Greater Akron, training first responders to understand and safely support autistic people. She knows this life from the inside, the same way I do.
Gavin, Elliott, Andrew, Emmett and Aria definitely keep us on our toes, but we couldn't be prouder of the truly amazing humans they are. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't feel like the luckiest man in the world.
Work with Rob
- Speaking engagements
- Brand partnerships and sponsorships
- Consulting for brands and app developers
- Media appearances and interviews
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