Howard McOmber

HOWARD AND AMY MCOMBER live in Sammamish, Washington, with their four children, ages sixteen, fourteen, eleven, and seven. Gregory, their fourteen-year-old, is affected with autism. Howard and Amy run a musical theater company for children and people with special needs. They teach music, drama, dance, and assemblies in several school districts. Currently, Amy serves as the music director for their ward Primary, and Howard is a ward missionary. Their entire family is very involved in Autism Speaks, raising awareness, advocacy, and money in behalf of autism.

Revelations from a Silent Angel

Articles/Essays – Volume 41, No. 4

There is no way to describe the day-to-day anxiety associated with being connected to an autistic life. The first time I held Gregory I felt an impression from God that said he was lucky to have Amy and me as parents. I was embarrassed by that impression then, but now it is all I can hang on to. Everything around me makes me feel otherwise.