In this session, the founder of Exceptional Needs Today Magazine, Amy Tobik shares her story and highlights her mission to bring awareness, acceptance, and inclusion through the distribution of the Exceptional Needs Today Magazine.

We bring you a 90-minute, in-depth, live online webinar featuring a panel of diagnosed individuals sharing their questions and personal insights into the topics that matter most to those who are diagnosed and to those who want to help.

The training will give the attendees a better understanding of autism. They will learn how people with autism think. They will also gain a better understanding of problems with both sensory over sensitivity that many people on the spectrum experience. The presentation will be based on both Dr. Grandin’s experiences with autism and scientific research.

In this multimedia presentation, Elaine Hall, one of Hollywood's first Access Coordinators and Autism Consultants for film, TV and theater will share her work on shows such as Jason Katim's Parenthood, HBO's Autism: The Musical, Netflix's Atypical, Love on the Spectrum, Amazon's As We See It, and others.

This session will focus on understanding what Person-Centered Planning is and knowing the 7 steps required to complete a comprehensive plan.

In this session, Ron Sandison, author, Professor of Theology, and autistic adult shares his life story to emphasize some of the unique strengths and needs that must be addressed to empower those on the autism spectrum for success across life's transitions.

In this illustrative short video, non-vocal advocate and US Autism Association Advisory Board Member Sameer Dahar gives us a deep and profound look into his journey in education and transitioning to college.

Autistic self-advocate and expert on neurodiversity in the workplace, Marcelle Ciampi, shares her personal autism journey along with her unique insights on the topics of autism diagnoses in adult women, meeting workplace needs for those who are neurodiverse, and how best to support the needs of all individuals who think differently within a corporate structure.

In this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Sameer Dahar, non-vocal autism expert and advisory board member of the US Autism Association discusses his unique insights and perspectives on sensory processing, language development, and learning for diagnosed individuals who are primarily non-vocal with his colleague and friend Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman.

Dr. Stephen Shore, an individual on the autism spectrum himself, provides useful insight and direction for those working with diagnosed individuals.

Attorney Carol Weinman is a nationally recognized expert in autism spectrum disorders and criminal law. In this session, Ms. Weinman discusses the important topic of police encounters with individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as the importance of training and education for police, who may not realize they are dealing with a person who may not understand what they are even being asked to do.