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Jenny Anderson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Celebrate Autism, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing innovative entrepreneurial education to young adults with developmental disabilities. She is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, an autism sibling, and an advocate for education and equal opportunity for those with disabilities. Listen to the Episode below (00:15:42)   Jenny’s Story: Jenny’s 29 year old autistic brother inspired her to start Celebrate...

Frustrated with a lack of understanding of her sons autism at school and in public and them wrongly being labelled as being ‘naughty’, Mum of two, Deborah Brownson wrote a book called, ‘He’s Not Naughty! A Children’s Guide to Autism.’ Originally written to help the world understand her sons better, it now helps children all over the world. Listen to the Episode below (00:19:28)   Deborah’s Story: How can you...

Heather MacKenzie is a Speech Language Pathologist who has spent her career developing and implementing approaches for enhancing learning in children with special needs. Her focus is on translating current research into sound clinical practice. She has a special interest in children with autism and how to optimize their development. Listen to the Episode below (00:22:49)   Heather’s Story: Dr. Heather MacKenzie is a Canadian Speech Language Pathologist. She has...

Olley Edwards is a British campaigner for Autistic girls and women. She’s a published author, public speaker and a Film director. Her latest Autism documentary is in the Cannes short film corner this month. She has 2 Autistic daughters ages 13 and 7. Olley is also Aspergers herself and works to end stigma and raise acceptance for the future of Autistic girls. Listen to the Episode below (00:19:04)   Olley’s...

Daniel Abrams, Ph.D., is research faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. The primary goal of his research is to understand how children with autism spectrum disorders perceive speech and to describe the brain systems that underlie speech perception in these children. Listen to the Episode below (00:19:50)   Daniel’s Story: Have you participated in autism research? Daniel Abrams shares his autism research into speech...

Kathy Kelly is the mother of a 17 year old with autism. She is also the host of an unofficial Disney Travel podcast for people with a variety of special needs and disabilities, including Autism. She is currently writing the first-ever travel guide for families with autism who are planning a Walt Disney World vacation. Listen to the Episode below (00:31:51)   Kathy’s Story: After travelling several times with her...

Kevin Miller, CEO of LiveCode joins us on The Autism Show to share coding for autism. LiveCode, the easy-to-learn programming language that uses English words to teach children and young adults to code. LiveCode just launched an IndieGoGo campaign in order to raise $350,000 to teach 3,000 young adults on the autism spectrum to code. Partnering with the National Autism Society, Specialisterne, and Autism Initiatives, LiveCode will provide an extensive...

Lana Grant is a specialist advisor and advocate for people with autism and their families. She has worked within the field of autism for nearly twenty years. She received a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in her late 30’s and is also a parent of children on the autism spectrum. Lana specializes in autism and females and her debut book “From Here To Maternity, pregnancy and motherhood on the Autism Spectrum”...

Lois Brady, M.A., CCC-SLP, is passionate about working with the special needs community. She found her calling while in high school, when she spent her summer breaks volunteering in camp programs for children with special needs. Lois has over two decades of experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist specializing in autism spectrum disorders. She has earned a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Certificate in Assistive Technology, Certificate in Computer...