Peg Kerswell is an author, advocate, and mother to a profoundly autistic daughter. She works for a local nonprofit organization that provides support to caregivers of children with challenges.

Her debut book, Girl Storm: A Memoir of chaos, humor, and resilience in the path of profound autism, gives the reader an immersive and visceral account of raising a child with severe disabilities.

In another life, she released two albums as musician Margaret Far. She was raised outside of Buffalo, New York, and currently lives in northern New Jersey with her husband and two cats.

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