Stillman also writes a column, "Through the Looking Glass," for the national quarterly publication The Autism Perspective, is a regular contributing writer, and is on that magazine's advisory board. (Stillman is also coauthor of several successful books about his life-long passion, The Wizard of Oz.)
Autism and the God Connection, Stillman's study of profound spiritual, mystical and metaphysical giftedness of some individuals with autism, has resonated with parents, professionals, and persons with autism internationally, and has received endorsements of praise from bestselling authors Gary Zukav, Carol Bowman, Dean Hamer, and Larry Dossey. Inspired by Autism and the God Connection, he hosts a monthly question-and-answer column for Children of the New Earth magazine, and the film rights to his book have been optioned for a proposed documentary.

The Soul of Autism

As an adult with Asperger's Syndrome, a mild "cousin" of autism, Stillman's message of reverence and respect has touched thousands nationally through his acclaimed autism workshops and private consultations. In addition to his work in Illinois, Delaware, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (and a scheduled 2007-2008 national tour of major U.S. cities), William Stillman has presented at conferences throughout Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania Statewide Early Intervention Conference; Special Education "Shaping the Future" Conference; Regional Conference on Mental Illness and Mental Retardation; Pennsylvania Autism Institute Conference; Pennsylvania Association of School Social Work Personnel; National Parent to Parent Conference; and Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders Conference. Other presentation forums have included universities, hospitals, state centers, and schools.

Stillman has a B.S. in Education from Millersville University in Pennsylvania, and has worked to support people with different ways of being since 1987. He was formerly the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation's statewide point person for children with intellectual impairment, mental health issues, and autism.

Stillman is founder of the Pennsylvania Autism Self Advocacy Coalition (PASAC) which endeavors to educate and advise state and local government, law enforcement, educators and the medical community about the autism spectrum from the "inside out." He serves on Pennsylvania's Autism Task Force, and is on the advisory boards for Autism Living and Working, The Asperger's Syndrome Alliance of Pennsylvania, and the Youth Advocate Programs' National Autism Committee. He is the coordinator for a Pennsylvania-based meeting group of individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Stillman has also been a consultant to Temple University for the development of Youth Advocate Programs' Therapeutic Staff Support curriculum, which will set the standard by which mental health workers in Pennsylvania will be trained to support children and adolescents with autism and mental health issues.

In his work to support those who love and care for individuals with autism and Asperger's Syndrome, Stillman sets a tone for our collective understanding of the autistic experience in ways that are unprecedented. Autism should not be defined as an "affliction endured by sufferers," but as a truly unique and individual experience to be respected and appreciated by all. In so doing, Stillman highlights the exquisite sensitivities of our most valuable, wise and loving "teachers."