A keynote with Dr. Kristen Gillespie-Lynch in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Thank you Dr.Susan Graham (left) Director of Owerko Centre-Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute for hosting us and having a strong vision for what true inclusiivity looks like.

Thank you to the team at the University of Texas Dallas for inviting me to present today to your clinical team and for holding a safe space for vulnerable, honest conversations about inclusivity that includes intersectionality. A rising tide lifts all boats. Keep raising the tide of change.

Thank you for the wonderful experience being a guest lecturer for the graduate course on EDI in research & clinical practice for your Master’s & doctoral students. It was a distinct pleasure. I look forward to next time.

International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in Stockholm Sweden. This is a lunch gathering for our Autism in Adulthood journal. Pictured here are a few of us original editorial board members and some lovely new friends.

Thank you Dr. Matthew Segall, Rachel Harmon, and Emory University students for allowing me to close Autism Celebration Month with my keynote on Autism & Intersectionality: The strength of (neuro)diversity.

It was my honour to address the national graduating cohort of 2023 at Douglas College (BC), NorQuest College (Alberta), and Humber College (Ontario) for their achievements in the Autism CanTech! program. Attended by over 150 graduates, their family, and friends across Canada, we came together to honour their years of hard work, tenacity, and persistence. Congratulations graduates…it’s your time!

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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 Staff and anyone interested in dentistry to learn practical and useful strategies on how to support autistic and neurodivergent clients of all ages in the dental setting.