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I had the honour of working on the advisory committee for the University of British Columbia: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) where we developed (under the leadership of Dr. Karen Bopp) this self-paced, online asynchronous course for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Certified Dental Assistants, Dental Technicians, Denturists, Dental Therapists, Dental Office StaffContinue reading “Autism & Neurodiversity in Dentistry”

An interview with Patrick Dwyer and myself on the importance of autistic researchers in autism research. Patrick and I co-founded the Autistic Researchers Committee at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR).

Dwyer, P., Mineo, E., Mifsud, K., Lindholm, C., Gurba, A., & Waisman, T. C. (2022). Building neurodiversity-inclusive postsecondary campuses: Recommendations for leaders in higher education. Autism in Adulthood.

Waisman, T.C., Williams, Z., Cage, E., Santhanam, S.P., Magiati, I., Dwyer, P., Stockwell, K., Kofner, B., Brown, H., Davidson, D., Herrell, J., Shore, S., Caudel, D., Gurbuz, E., & Gillespie-Lynch, K. (2022). Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators. Autism. 

An article based on one of my presentations: https://app.neurodivergentu.com/conversations

Let’s Talk About Representation: Discussing Social Justice with Neurodivergent Young People Herrell, J., Grossman, E., Waisman, T.C., Delos Santos, J., Kofner, B., Shevchuk-Hill, S., Gravitch, K., Biswas, S., Rosenberg, B., Dwyer, P., Riccio, A., Ulerio, C., Hurst, A., O’Brien, S., Messina, C., & Gillespie-Lynch, K. (2022). Let’s talk about representation: Discussing social justice with neurodivergent young people. TalkContinue reading “Neurodiversity Conference 2022”

Thank you NorQuest for hosting our conversation on Raising the Stakes in Higher Education: Systemic Barriers that Black Students with Disabilities face in Higher Education & What we can Do to Effect Change.

In this interactive session, a panel of leaders will share their experiences and perspectives regarding equity in research. They will discuss what equity in research means and looks like throughout the lifecycle of a research project from conception through implementation to dissemination. Panelists will explore with one another the who, what, when, where and howContinue reading “Conscious Collaboration for Equitable Research”

As mentioned earlier, here is a video presentation on my research for our CANVAS community. Again, big thank you to Dr. Brett Ranon Nachman and his team at CANVAS and to our amazing community of scholars for your questions, input, and wisdom.