Joel Yanofsky
Joel Yanofsky is a Montreal writer. His book Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism is available from Penguin in Canada and Skyhorse in the U.S.
Articles by Joel Yanofsky
We Hereby Resolve
On New Year’s Eve, my wife, Cynthia, our son, Jonah, just turned fifteen, our new puppy, Phoebe, five months old, ...
My Son, His Autism, and My New Appreciation for Hanukkah
Last August, when my son, Jonah, returned from sleepaway camp with a sunburn, an array of nasty-looking mosquito bites, and a ...
The Truth about Pink
When my 14-year-old son Jonah returned from sleep away camp this past summer it was with some surprising new interests. ...
October Blues
It’s only been a month and a half since my son Jonah returned from sleep-away camp and I’m already feeling ...
Camp Turned My Son into a Teenager
A few weeks ago, in a parking lot in Montreal, with hip-hop music blaring from oversized speakers, and lanes delineated ...
Packing and Labeling
I’d like to say that my wife, Cynthia, my son, Jonah, and I are enjoying a wide variety of family ...
The Summer of Living Jewishly
This summer my plan is to start writing a book with the working title God Laughs: How Judaism Ruined My ...
Who Needs Camp? I’m Guessing Me.
While I enjoy being in the water, backyard swimming pools mostly, I’ve had less success being on it. This is ...
It Takes a Village, Like It or Not
After my son, Jonah, was born, our family – Jonah, my wife, Cynthia, and I – became a self-sufficient little ...
Saying Yes
Joel Yanofsky is the author of Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism. We figured we were all set. ...