Alyson Beytien is a popular speaker, parents/teacher trainer and mother of 3 sons with autism. She is a consultant and trainer for school systems throughout the Midwest on educating individuals with autism.

Mermaid Trouble: Navigating the Sea of Adolescents and Autism

Tony is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in autism spectrum disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975.  He works in private practice in Brisbane, but is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. 

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Applications for Individuals with Asperger's Disorder and Severe Autism

Carol Gray is the President of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, a non-profit organization serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. 

Eric Courchesne, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego. He is also Director of the Center for Autism Research at Children’s Hospital Research Center, San Diego, California. His Center is dedicated to uncovering the brain bases and biological causes of autism.

Geraldine Dawson received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Washington in 1979 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Neuropsychiatric Institute UCLA in 1980. 

Understanding the Nature of Brain Function in Autism: Implications for early Recognition, Intervention, and Gene Discovery

Author of “Multi-Coloured Mayhem – Parenting the Many Shades of Adolescents and Children with Autism, Asperger’s Disorder and ADHD”. Single mother of 7 children 4 of whom are diagnosed with an ASD.

Dr. McAfee is a physician who has a child of her own with high functioning autism and is internationally recognized for her work developing social-emotional skills training programs for individuals with high functioning autism, Asperger’s syndrome and related disorders. 

Joanne Gerenser is the Executive Director of the Eden II Programs, a set of programs serving children and adults with autism throughout New York City and Long Island. 

Dr. Karen Pierce, a research faculty member in the Department of Neuroscience at UCSD, has been in the forefront of autism research for over a decade. 

Dr. Lucyshyn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Kari Dunn Buron has been working with students with autism for over 25 years.  She has worked as a teacher, a consultant and is the Designer of and Coordinator for the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate program at Hamline University (a graduate program for educators). 

Kathleen Quill, Director Autism Institute, lectures internationally to share her insights about the educational needs of children with autism.

Laura J. Summerfeldt is a registered clinical psychologist whose general area of research is personality and psychopathology, with specific focus upon obsessive-compulsive (OC) characteristics in nonclinical and clinical populations.

Liane Holliday Willey is a Doctor of Education, an internationally respected speaker and writer on Asperger's Syndrome, and a researcher who specializes in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences.

Linda Burkhart is a nationally known pioneer in the field of simplified technology for children with severe disabilities. She has developed numerous adapted switches and innovative applications for using these devices with children. 
 

Dr. Lucy Jane Miller is co-founder of the STAR Center and Founder and Director of Research for the KID Foundation (Knowledge In Development) which she founded in 1978.  She was mentored by Dr. A. Jean Ayers in sensory integration theory and practice, and as a research scientist was granted an NIH career award to investigate Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). 

Luke is 13 years old and is in Grade 8 at Guardian Angels School in Milton, Ontario. Luke has a 16 year old brother named Matthew who has autism who attends E.C. Drury Public School. Luke was born in Australia and moved to Malta at age 6.

Luke Jackson,18 year old accomplished musician, writer and photographer,diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder. Luke is the award winning author of “A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism”, “Asperger’s and ADHD”, “Crystalline Lifetime: Shades of Asperger’s Disorder” and “Freaks,Geeks & Asperger’s Disorder”, Derbyshire, UK

Pediatric Neurologist, Medial Director, Ladders Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Autism Research Foundation, Massachusetts, USA

Closing the Gap in Medical Care: What Are We Missing?

Mariana is 12 years old and in Grade 7 at Pleasantville Public School in Richmond Hill Ontario.  Mariana’s 8 year old brother George-Lucas has autism and is in Grade 3 in the same school.

Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D. is a professor of special education at San Francisco State University and co-founder of the Autism Institute on Peer Relations and Play.  As creator of the IPG model, she leads international efforts to develop inclusive peer play programs.

Phil Strain is Professor of Educational Psychology in the Division of Early Childhood, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver.

Dr. Kubina received an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master's and doctoral degree in special education with an emphasis on applied behavior analysis.

Ros Blackburn is an adult with autism. At three months old she appeared withdrawn, isolated and very much in a world of her own. At eighteen months she was diagnosed very severely autistic but with average intellectual ability.

Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge (www.autismresearchcentre.com).

Diagnosed with "Atypical Development with strong autistic tendencies" Stephen Shore was viewed as "too sick" to be treated on an outpatient basis and recommended for institutionalization.

Susan Day Fragiadakis is the sister of Rick, a 52 year old man with an ASD. She has two teenage daughters, and works at Geneva Centre for Autism.

Ten years ago, Oliver Sacks wrote a profile for The New Yorker about an extraordinary woman whose triumph over her developmental disorder was profound but who still felt completely alienated from human emotion and interaction. With people, she said, she is a self proclaimed "anthropologist on Mars," a phrase Sacks adopted for the title of his bestselling collection. Among animals, however, she is completely at home.

Surviving and Thriving: High Expectations and Support Equals Success

Dr. Buie is a board certified Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing as an Assistant in Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston, MA and serving as a faculty member of the Harvard Medical School.