Conferences and Presentations

Disability Conferences & Presentations

  • 25/07: Stanford: SNP-REACH Summer Program. Teach 2 classes on autism research

  • 25/04: UC Berkeley, KEYNOTE. 1st Neurodiversity Symposium

  • 25/01: NSF Erva; Engineering Visioning the Future for Neurodivergence, Vanderbilt University. Presenter & Invited Contributor.

  • 24/05: NIH & AAPI. Panelist. Asians and Disability

  • 24/04: Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development/ Duke Autism Center for Excellence. KEYNOTE. Autism Acceptance Month

  • 25/04: TedX. Folsom High School. TedX Talk. Pebbles in the Pond of Change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-3xydg58

  • 24/04: Lancet and Cell Press. Presenter. Inclusive Language in Scientific Publications

  • 24/04: Autism in Adulthood Journal & Cell Press. ROUNDTABLE. Positive Psychology and Autism 

  • 23/10: Drexel U (Policy Analytics Center) & ASAN. Sessions: Ask a Neuro-Bio Researcher, Apraxia. Panelist

  • 21/11: ASAN. Annual Gala. Master of Ceremonies. 

  • 21/11: Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin. Integral 2021. KEYNOTE Support Skills & Society”. Adult Autism Conference

  • 21/09 - Keynote, “Together we can Learn” Conference by Kansas Transition Training.

  • 21/08: UC Davis MIND Institute Panel on Mental Health, Panelist. Insights into the Complexity of Mental Health and Disability

  • 21/07: ABLE, South Carolina. KEYNOTE. “Plug into your Future” Youth Leadership Conference (Jul ‘21)

  • 21/07: Autism Society of America, Central Virginia. Presenter. Summer Speaker Series

  • 21/07:  Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Panelist. ACI Leadership Training

  • 21/06: Missouri Office of Special Education. KEYNOTE. Transition Training Conf

  • 21/05: Keynote. UNC Chapel Hill Conference for Transition Youth. 

  • 21/04:  Panelist.  United Nations. World Autism Day for Inclusion in the Workplace

  • 21/03: Speaker.“Twitter Voices” Event. “Twitter and the Disability Community”

  • 21/03: Panelist. Autism Representation in the Media at Frist Center for Autism & Innovation

  • 21/03: Presenter: Spectrum at Cal Webinar. ASD Advocacy Awareness and Importance of Belonging.  

  • 21/03: Presenter. Mozilla Fest 

  • 21/03: Keynote.  Center for Independent Living in South Carolina. Empowering the Future Conference 

  • ‘21/01: Webinar Moderator. Autism Society of America, Coronavirus Information Series

  • 20/12: Guest Speaker. Doha Debates Panel. “Disability Justice”

  • 20/12: Speaker.  University College, Dublin, Ireland. “Neurodiversity, A Paradigm Shift in Higher Ed and Employment” by University College, Dublin, Ireland

  • 20/11: Panelist. Autistic Self Advocacy Network. “Transitions to Adulthood” 

  • 20/10: Presenter. Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 

  • 20/10: Spectrum At Cal. ‘Log Kya Kahenge (What will people say)”

  • 20/10:  Speaker.Autism Society of America. Coronavirus Information Series. “College, Advocacy and Beyond”

  • 20/07: Presenter, UCSB Disability Studies Initiative Summer Speaker Series. “Potential and Possibilities through a Disability Justice Lens”

  • 20/06: Co-moderator for an event on Disability Rights for AAC users with  Disability Rights Icon, Judy Heumann. 

  • 20/04: Panelist at “Crip Camp Conversations 3: Disability Leaders facing COVID-19”. Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at SFSU, in partnership with Netflix’s Crip Camp, produced by President Obama and Michelle Obama. 

  • 20/03: Presenter.  UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education, 19th Annual Devt. Disabilities. Update for Health Professionals. “Reimagining the Possibilities for minimally-speaking autistics' '.

  • 19/11:  Presenter, Synchrony 2019, Pleasanton, CA. “Standard of Care for Mental Health in Autism,”. 

  • 18/11: Presenter, Turnabout for Autism Conference, Pleasanton, CA 

  • 18/10: Presenter,  3rd Spectrum of Opportunity Conference at Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA. “The Path of Possibility” at  the

  • 18/07:  Presenter. Reach Every Voice, Maryland, VA .“The Road to Possibility,” 

  • 18/06: Presenter. Shri Ram School, New Delhi, India. “Autism from the Inside” 

  • 18/06: Presenter. SCAN, Chennai, India. “Autism from the Inside.”  

  • 18/03: Presenter. Santa Clara County Office of Education, Special Educators Growth Mindset Conference, San Jose, CA “Communication and Competence.”

  • 17/10: We Embrace, Sacramento, CA. From Possibility to Reality


Organizers: Stanford Neurodiversity Program

Event: SNP-Reach. Summer Program for Highschoolers (Jul 25)

Role: Teach 2 classes on Autism Research

Links: https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/SNP-REACH2025/snpreachfaq.html

https://www.vanderbilt.edu/autismandinnovation/applications-open-for-snp-reach-high-school-summer-program-participants-and-counselors-sought-apply-today/



Organizers: UC Berkeley

Event: 1st Neurodiversity Symposium

Role: KEYNOTE. Title "Its not Either-Or"

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Organizers: NSF EVRA (Engineering Research Visioning Alliance)

Event: Engineering Design to Equip a Neurodiverse Workforce. (Jan '25)

Role: Invited Visioning Presenter.

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Organizers: AUCD Association of Universities Centers for Disabilities

Event: Annual Conference (Nov '24), Washington DC

Role: AWARD Recipient: YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD


Organizers: American Psychological Society

Event: Global Psychological Science Summit (Oct '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)


Organizers: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Event: VKC Science Day, 2024 (Oct '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)


Organizers: SfN (Society for Neuroscience)

Event: SfN, 2024 (Oct '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)

Award: Trainee Professional Development Award


Organizers: College Autism Network

Event: College Autism Summit (Oct '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)



Organizers: Office of National Autism Coordination

Event: IACC Strategic Plan Update

Role: IACC Committee Member






Organizers: Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Event: Neuroscience Retreat
Role: Poster Presentation


Organizers: NIEHS (Sep '24)

Event: Workshop: aWARE (Web Based Tool for Autism and the Environment)

Role: Invited Workshop Participant



Organizers: Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (Aug '24)

Event: VICB Research Symposium

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)



Organizers: NIH

Event: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (Jul '24)

Role: Non-federal committee member






Organizers: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Event: Academic Psychiatry Day (Jun '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)






Organizers: IMRF. International Multisensory Research Forum, Reno, NV

Topic: Academic Research (Jun '24)

Role: Research Poster (VR Investigations of PPS in Autism)






Organizers: AAPI, NIH

Event/Topic: Disability, May ‘24

Role: Panelist 

Recording at: https://ambivco.com/#aanhpi-autism-selfadvocacy


Organizers: Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development/ Duke Autism Center for Excellence 

Event: Autism Acceptance Month (Apr ‘24)

Role: Keynote Speaker.


Organizers: Folsom High School Youth TedX

TedX Event: Unleash (Apr ‘24)

Role: TedX Speaker 

Recording at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87-3xydg58


Organizers: The Lancet and Cell Press

Topic: Inclusive Language in Scientific Publications

Role: Panelist and Presenter (Apr '24)

Recording at:

https://www.elsevier.com/connect/words-matter-reframing-neurodivergence-in-science-medicine-and-society



Organizers: Autism in Adulthood & Cell Press

Topic: Positive Psychology and Autism

Role: Panelist ('Apr 24)

Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.38246.pw





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Organizer: Drexel University (Policy & Analytics Center) and ASAN

Event/Topic: AFRU , “Ask a Neuro-Bio Researcher”, “Apraxia” 

Topic: Role: Panelist for 2 sessions (Oct ‘23)

Links: https://autisticadvocacy.org/drexel-symposium/



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Organizer: Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Event: ASAN Annual Gala 

Role: Master of Ceremonies (Nov ‘21)


Organizer: Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin

Event: Integral 2021. Support Skills & Society”. Adult Autism Conference (Nov ‘21)

Role: Keynote (Nov ‘21)


Organizer: UC Davis Institute, UC Davis MIND Institute Panel on Mental Health, I

Topic: Insights into the Complexity of Mental Health and Disability (Aug ‘21)

Role: Panelist



Organizer:Able, South Carolina

Event: “Plug into your Future” Youth Leadership Conference (Jul ‘21)

Role: Keynote


Organizer: Autism Society of America, Central Virginia

Event: Summer Speaker Series. (Jul ‘21)

Role: Presenter 


Organizer:  Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Topic: ACI Leadership Training (Jul ‘21)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  Missouri Office of Special Education

Event: Transition Training Conf (Jun ‘21)

Role: Keynote Speaker



Organizer:  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Event: Conference for Transition Youth (May '21)

Role: Keynote Speaker


Organizer: ABLE, South Carolina

Event: Advocacy Day for Access & Independence (Apr '21)

Role: Presenter (Empowering a Future)


Organizer: United Nations

Event: World Autism Awareness Day (Apr '21)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  Twitter

Event: Twitter Voices. Twitter and the Disability Community (Mar '21)

Role: Panel Participant


Organizer:  Frist Center for Autism & Innovation, Vanderbilt University

Event: Autistics Roundtable Webinar: Representation in the Media (Mar '21)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  Mozilla

Event: Mozilla Fest (Mar '21)

Role: Presenter (A Growth Mindset is a Shift of Perspective)


Organizer:  Center for Independent Living, South Carolina

Event: Empowering the Future (Mar '21)

Role: Keynote Speaker



Organizer:  Spectrum at Cal, UC Berkeley

Event: Autism Advocacy Awareness & the importance of Belonging (Mar '21)

Role: Co-presenting with Spectrum Board Member for Neurodiversity Celebration Week


Organizer:  Autism Society of America

Event: Coronavirus Series, Year End Recap (Jan '21)

Role: I interview ASA President, Chris Banks (Jan '21)


Organizer:  Doha Debates

Event: "Dear World" with Judy Heumann and Haben Girma (Dec 20)

Role: Guest Student Speaker


Organizer:  University College, Dublin, Ireland.

Event: Neurodiversity, A Paradigm Shift in Higher Ed and Employment. (Dec '20)

Role: Presenter (The Opportunity of Education)


Organizer:  ASAN

Event: Transitions to Adulthood (Nov '20)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  Spectrum at Cal, UC Berkeley

Event: Log Kya Kahenge (What will people say). Abelism in the South Asian Community (Oct '20)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  Autism Society of America

Event: Coronavirus Information Series. "College, Advocacy and Beyond" (Aug '20)

Role: Guest Speaker


Organizer:  UC Santa Barbara.

Event: Disability Studies Initiative Summer Speaker Series. (Jul '20)

Role: Presenter (Potential & Possibilities through a Disability Justice Lens)


Organizer:  Communication First

Event: A Chat With Judy Heumann

Role: Co-moderator with Bob Williams


Organizer:  Paul K Longmore Institute for Disability, San Francisco State University in partnership with Netflix' Crip Camp'

Event: Crip Camp Conversations 3: Disability Leaders facing Covid-19. (Apr '20)

Role: Panelist


Organizer:  UCSF Office of continuing Medical Education,

Event: 9th Annual Dev Disabilities Conf. Update for Health Professional (Mar '20)

Role: Presenter (A Growth Mindset. Reimagining Possibilities for Minimally Speaking Autistics)


Organizer:  The Brain Foundation

Event: Synchrony 2019 (Nov '19)

Role: Presenter (Standard of Care for Mental Health in Autism)


Organizer:  The Brain Foundation

Event: Turnabout for Autism (Nov '18)

Role: Presenter (The Search for Restorative Sleep)


Organizer:  Cal Lutheran University, CA

Event: 3rd Spectrum of Opportunity (Oct '18)

Role: Presenter (The Path of Possibility)


Organizer:  Reach Every Voice, Maryland

Event: (Jul '18)

Role: Presenter.


Organizer:  Sri Ram School, New Delhi, India.

Event: (Jun '18)

Role: Presenter (Autism from the Inside)


Organizer:  SCAN, Chennai, India.

Event: Special Event (Jun '18)

Role: Presenter (Autism from the Inside)


Organizer:  Santa Clara Office of Education, San Jose, CA

Event: Growth Mindset Conference (Mar '18)

Role: Presenter (Communication & Competence)


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