Author Archive

Michelle Garcia Winner specializes in working with students with social learning challenges. She runs a clinic, has authored numerous books and speaks internationally. She coined the term Social Thinking and pioneered the related treatment approach. Listen to the Episode below (00:17:50)   Michelle’s Story: As a speech and language pathologist, Michelle founded Social Thinking as a way to teach social skills to students with autism and other social learning challenges….

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Jennifer O’Toole is the author of ASA’s 2014 Outstanding Literary Work and of the bestselling Asperkids series. One of Tony Attwood’s “World’s Top Aspie Mentors,” she is the winner of the Temple Grandin Award, has advised the President’s Council at the White House, and was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in NC. Jennifer keynotes around the globe, is the mom of three (awesome) Asperkids, and proudly, is…

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Amy Gravino is the president of A.S.C.O.T. Coaching and the Director of Public and Community Relations for GRASP. Amy is a college coach, consultant, and public speaker who discusses topics such as growing up with autism, autism and sexuality, and transition planning. She is a proud self-advocate and woman with autism. Listen to the Episode below (00:16:33)   Amy’s Story: Listen to the episode above to hear about Amy’s inspiration…

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Wayne Gilpin is the founder and President of Future Horizons, the world’s leader in books, videos, conferences and magazines about autism. Future Horizons was created to meet the needs of teachers, therapists, and family members who face the challenge of autism, and I am delighted to bring you Wayne Gilpin, who, in addition to his leadership of Future Horizons, is a bestselling author himself. The series, Laughing and Loving With…

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Kerry Magro is an award winning speaker on the autism spectrum. He has spoken at more than 400 venues across the US and Canada. He is CEO and Founder of KFM Making a Difference, a non-profit corporation focused on disability advocacy and housing. One of his recent accomplishments was consulting for the 2012 motion picture hit “Joyful Noise” starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton. Kerry is now consulting for two…

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