Nicholas D’ Amora has autism and uses spelling to communicate. Nick loves cooking, listening to music, going to concerts, dancing and playing various board games with his friends. He enjoys raising awareness of autism and clarifying the misconceptions many have about it. Nicholas frequently presents at engagements in support of bringing Spelling to Communicate to other autistics. His story has been covered in various news specials. He is a contributing author to Leaders Around Me: Autobiographies of Autistics who Type, Print and Spell to Communicate, Edited by Edlyn Pena.