Michael McManmon, Ed.D., a psychologist who is himself diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and who is a US Autism Association Advisory Board member, provides information that is helpful for students, clients, or parents of young adult children with learning differences when they transition to college.

Dr. Gil Tippy has been a classroom teacher, a psychologist in schools, or both, for more than 40 years. He is one of the founders of the Rebecca School in New York City, where he was the Clinical Director for 13 years.

In this session, Dr. Thomas Rashad Easley discusses his personal experiences with autism, within his expertise as a diversity consultant, pastor, musician, and as the Dean of Community and Inclusion at the School of the Environment at Yale University.

This session gives an in-depth discussion of how those with autism are affected by the criminal justice system. Carol Weinman, Esq. is both a parent of a child with autism and a defense attorney which has allowed her to have a unique expertise in this field.

Drawing from the topics of his book Uniquely Normal, and on his experience as an autism consultant and brother to an adult man on the autism spectrum, Rob Bernstein shares his perspectives on tapping into the various areas of strength, interest, and normalcy to better understand, interact with, and address the needs of individuals on the autism spectrum.

In this session, Andrew Arboe, the director of Community Outreach for Connecticut’s Planning Across the Spectrum, speaks about driving for those on the spectrum.

In this video from the 2016 USAAA World Conference, Dr. Phillip C. DeMio talks about how children with autism have to deal with sensory conditions, especially the texture of the foods they eat. He discusses different methods to combat this.

Theodore Henderson, M.D., Ph.D. brings to our annual World Conferences a unique blend of expertise in psychopharmacology, neurobiology, and an understanding of human nature in the practice of psychiatry. In this presentation, he speaks about how psychiatry has let the autism community down.

Today we're premiering a video of The Self-Advocacy Panel at our 2013 World Autism Conference! We'll hear the importance of self-advocacy in the life of a person on the autism spectrum, and self-advocacy methods and techniques used our panelists.

In this video, we're revisiting the Doctors and Researchers Panel at our 2015 World Conference! This panel offers insightful discussion on a variety of topics relevant to people of all ages who are on the autism spectrum.

In this panel discussion, the parents of individuals on the autism spectrum share their experiences and answer difficult questions.

Today we're excited to premiere Nathan Kaplan's Journey, as presented at our 2015 World Conference by Nathan's father, the US Autism Association's founder, Dr. Larry Kaplan. In this excerpt from a larger discussion, Larry tells the inspiring story of Nathan's unexpected success with rock-climbing, and the amazing teacher who was able to help him achieve it.