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Carol Greenburg
Jennifer Byde Myers
Carol Greenburg
Carol Greenburg, executive director of Brooklyn Special Needs Consulting, is a special education consultant and lay advocate in private practice serving the five boroughs of NYC and beyond. Her unique perspective as an adult with Aspergers Syndrome and as the mother of a severely languagedelayed autistic child, informs all of her work. A frequent speaker at National Conferences and area universities, parent support groups and community based organizations, she is a member in good standing of Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Carol lives in Brooklyn with two humans: her magnificent husband and son, as well as two cats.
Five Editors
Carol Greenburg: Self-Advocate, autism parent, professional advocate Jennifer Byde Myers: Co-founder, writer, autism parent Shannon Des Roches Rosa: Co-founder, writer, autism parent Emily Willingham: Science Editor, autism parent Liz Ditz: co-founder, educational advocate
Shannon Des Roches Rosa
Project Goals
Positive role modeling: get past stereotypes, misinformation, negativity Clear, thoughtfully presented, balanced, referenced information Promote autism acceptance: not merely noble but necessary attitude Promote rights to medical, legal, social, educational accommodation
Shannon Des Roches Rosa
Thinking Critically
One of the most important actions we can take Embrace the best, fact-based autism approaches and attitudes Critical attitude: I love someone with autism and not I love someone with autism but Critical, primary voices: Autistics themselves
Carol Greenburg
Carol Greenburg
Carol Greenburg
Carol Greenburg
Fostering Community
Knowledge is Power
www.thinkingautismguide.com
facebook.com/thinkingpersonsguidetoautism
@thinkingautism
Jennifer Byde Myers