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X-WR-CALNAME:Neurodiversity: Lived Experience\, Advocacy\, and Allyship
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DESCRIPTION:This panel will include a variety of perspectives on neurodiver
 sity and developmental disabilities\, from autism to schizophrenia. Expert
 s will share their research as well as personal experiences and discuss ho
 w to support neurodiverse children and adults and create a more equitable 
 and inclusive society.\n\nSneha Kohli Mathur is the author of Understandin
 g the Lived Experiences of Autistic Adults and a lecturer of Applied Behav
 ior Analysis and Psychology at USC. Considering herself an ally to the dis
 Ability and Autism communities\, she started Spectrum Success to support i
 ndividuals on the autism spectrum while educating neurotypical people on h
 ow to create a socially inclusive community.Elyn Saks is the Associate Dea
 n and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law\, professor of Psychology\, and prof
 essor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Gould School of
  Law\, as well as the director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law
 \, Policy\, and Ethics. Her memoir\, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Th
 rough Madness\, describes her struggles with schizophrenia and how she has
  managed to craft a good life for herself in the face of a dire prognosis.
 Olga Solomon is an assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck 
 School of Medicine and Director of Community Education at the USC Universi
 ty Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s Hos
 pital Los Angeles. Since 2003 she has served as an advisory board member f
 or the Innovative Technology for Autism Initiative (ITA) of Cure Autism No
 w and Autism Speaks foundations. Moderator: Linsey Grunes is assistant pro
 fessor of occupational therapy at USC and primarily provides instruction i
 n the foundations of pediatric occupational therapy practice. Her teaching
  contributions also include the development of a course on autism and neur
 odiversity for the occupational science minor program. Dr. Grunes has 15+ 
 years of clinical experience in various pediatric settings and has served 
 in various leadership and mentoring roles. In her teaching and clinical wo
 rk\, she is a strong advocate for neurodiversity-affirming practices\, inc
 luding forming strong partnerships with neurodiverse communities to guide 
 priorities and outcomes.
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LOCATION:Wallis Annenberg Hall (ANN)
SUMMARY:Neurodiversity: Lived Experience\, Advocacy\, and Allyship
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 e_advocacy_and_allyship
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
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