Sarah Kurchak
Sarah Kurchak is a writer and retired pillow fighter living in Toronto, Ontario. Her work as an autistic self advocate and essayist has appeared in Hazlitt, Catapult, and the Guardian, on CBC radio, and online on Medium, Vox, and Electric Literature. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers.
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Sara Gibbs
Sara Gibbs is a UK-based comedy writer, author and notorious cat lady. Having been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 30 after a lifetime of being misdiagnosed as just Jewish, it’s now all Sara talks about. That, and the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. Yes, Toadie is still on the show – no, he doesn’t still have a mullet.
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Sara’s comedy writing credits include the Daily Mash, Dead Ringers, the News Quiz, the Now Show, Sketchtopia, the Mash Report, Greatest Ever TV Blunders, Greatest Ever Movie Blunders and Have I Got News for You amongst many others.
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Since then, she has become a Chief Technology Officer, Special Education Teacher, and member of Mensa. She is happiest when writing, dancing, practicing parkour, drawing Celtic knots, or organizing her cozy and colorful home near Washington, D.C.
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Diane M. Kennedy
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Temple Grandin
Mary Temple Grandin is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also an autism spokesperson.
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Grandin is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experiences with autism. She is a faculty member with Animal Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University.
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Sara Gibbs
Sara Gibbs is a UK-based comedy writer, author and notorious cat lady. Having been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 30 after a lifetime of being misdiagnosed as just Jewish, it’s now all Sara talks about. That, and the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. Yes, Toadie is still on the show – no, he doesn’t still have a mullet.
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Sol is an outspoken advocate for autistic and ADHD adults. He gives mini-lectures under the name Professor Sol on Tiktok and TheProfessorSol on Instagram. His unique stance on thinking and self-discovery have led him to become a leader in he realm of neurodivergence. He does coaching for AuDHD folks at ProfessorSol.com and leads an online community for support at NeuroSpicyCommunity.com
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Steve Silberman
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Since then, she has become a Chief Technology Officer, Special Education Teacher, and member of Mensa. She is happiest when writing, dancing, practicing parkour, drawing Celtic knots, or organizing her cozy and colorful home near Washington, D.C.
Annie is the author of What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum. She has also written articles and poetry for Edutopia, NeuroClastic, and Spaces Literary Journal.