John M. Peterson is the author of Autism: The Only Field Where Science Is Blind to Coincidence — A Parent's Case for an Unfinished Investigation and The First Hour: What No One Tells You When Someone Dies, a practical guide for the moments immediately following a loved one's death, currently awaiting publication. The First Hour was inspired by the murder of his son Noah and written for every family forced to navigate the worst moments of their lives without guidance. He is the father of three children with Level 2 autism and the founder of AutismOnRecord.com, a platform dedicated to documenting the experiences of families affected by autism. His work challenges the institutional narrative surrounding autism causation — not by asserting certainty, but by demanding the studies that have never been done. He lives in Clarksville, Tennessee.