Sexual health educator Amy Lang, MA (she/her) provides childhood sexual development training for early childhood and youth-serving organizations. She also helps parents and caregivers learn how to talk with children about sexuality. To make these uncomfortable topics easier for folks to learn, she uses a lively, engaging, and down-to-earth style to put people at ease. … Read moreAmy Lang, MA
Dr. Aslinger is a neuroscientist, quantitative psychologist, and scientific software developer who currently conducts immunogenetics research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She has a background in clinical and personality psychology, computational psychiatry, psychometrics, and philosophy and history of science and medicine from earlier work at Yale (BA, post-doctoral), Emory, University of Pittsburgh, and Purdue … Read moreElizabeth Aslinger, Ph.D.
Dylan Volk is a comedian and YouTube star from Austin, Texas. Better known by his stage name, Dielawn, he can be seen on YouTube, Facebook, and heard on his own radio show, “Ridin with Dielawn ” which can be heard every week in Maine on WLOB 1310AM. Dielawn has also been a regular on SiriusXM’s … Read moreDylan Volk
Derek Volk is the author of the internationally acclaimed Amazon best seller, “Chasing the Rabbit: A Dad’s Life Raising a Son on the Spectrum.” He is president and co-owner of Volk Packaging Corporation, a third generation, family owned, corrugated box manufacturer in Biddeford, Maine. Derek actively participates on the Maine Business Leadership Network (BLN), a … Read moreDerek Volk
John Elder Robison, author of New York Times best-seller “Look Me In The Eyes” is an advocate and Aspergian. His other written works include “Be Different: My Adventures with Asperger’s and My Advice to Fellow Aspergian’s, Misfits, Families, and Teachers”, “Raising Cubby: A Father and Son’s Adventures with Asperger’s, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives”, and … Read moreJohn Elder Robison
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world. Her life, with all its challenges and successes, was brought to the screen with the HBO full-length film Temple Grandin, starring Claire Danes. Grandin has been featured on NPR, and she has a 2010 TED Lecture titled “The … Read moreDr. Temple Grandlin, PhD
Daniel Wendler, is a best-selling author, nationally recognized keynote speaker, and a proud autistic self-advocate who is thrilled to be returning to the Savannah autism conference. Daniel taught himself social skills as a way of overcoming the social challenges of his Asperger’s diagnosis, and founded ImproveYourSocialSkills.com to help others achieve social success too. He went … Read moreDr. Daniel Wendler
Kaitlyn Morris, LPC specializes in mental health support for adolescents and young adults on the spectrum. She earned her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and a BA in Psychology from Clemson University. Currently, Kaitlyn is the Associate Director of Family Services at Threshold Community Program (TCP) and oversees all aspects of … Read moreKaitlyn Morris, LPC
Sarah Champ is the Associate Director of Individual Services at Threshold Community Program, a private non-profit school serving adolescents and adults with developmental, communication, or social-emotional disorders. She is also currently the employment coordinator for IDEAL at Georgia State University, an inclusive postsecondary education program as well as a private practitioner and consultant in the … Read moreSarah Champ
Spenser Norris is a certified special educator, clinical rehabilitation counselor, and certified sexual health educator for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through Elevatus Training. She has been working with people with autism and related neurodiverse minds for 10 years and has a focus on relationship building, mental health, sexuality, and employment. Sarah earned her … Read moreSpenser Norris
