Cover Your Ears: My Toddler’s Autism Diagnosis During RFK’s Timeline
May 29th, 2025 | by Heather Wyatt
Graham and I get a lot of advice and comments from strangers
About Heather Wyatt
Heather Wyatt
Heather Wyatt is a writer and English instructor living in Birmingham, Alabama with her son, husband, and dog. She teaches at Jefferson State Community College, where she is also the editor of their literary magazine Wingspan and she is the director of the Red Mountain Reading Series. Her first book, My Life Without Ranch, a non-fiction combo of self-help and memoir, was published in 2018 by 50/50 Press. Her poetry chapbook Call My Name, released in 2019, is available from The Poetry Box. Her poetry, essays, and a short story have been featured in numerous journals since 2006. Most recently, her work has appeared in journals like Jokes Review, Number One: A Literary Journal, A Walk with Nature: Poetic Encounters that Nourish the Soul, Perspectives Magazine, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, Robot Butt, The Syndrome Mag, and High Noon. She received her bachelor’s degree in American studies from the University of Alabama, her MFA in Poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, KY, and her EdD is in progress at the University of West Alabama.