Please join us for “Assistive Technology: to Innovate and Integrate Your Future” with Sam Shepherd.Sam Shepherd is the founder of 3DA, a nonprofit that advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities across the country. 3DA foc...

Please join us for “Understanding Issues Impacting Black Neurodivergent Students” with Cheryl Poe.Cheryl Poe is the founder and Executive Director of Advocating 4 Kids, Inc., a Special Education Advocacy organization that provides resour...

Please join us for “Leading with the Heart with Jase Williams.”Jase Williams is a TEDx Speaker who has 25 years of experience working as an educator and is the former Principal of Henry Hill School who won the prestigious Prime Minister’...

Please join us for “Disruption in Schools: A New Book from Ben Sacco."Ben is an education specialist and Author of ‘Disruption in Schools: Understand me before you mark me!’. He works with schools, teachers, and principals to tackle issu...

Please join us for “Collaborative Curiosity and the Unstuck Protocol: The Best Way to Prevent Restraint and Seclusion Is to Not Have a Reason to Even Consider It” with Jennie DunKley. As a special education consultant for over 25 ye...

Please join us for “Shifting the Narrative Starts with Parent Empowerment” with Stacy Badon and Torrin Kearns.Stacy and Torrin Co-host a podcast that seeks to dispel the myths, misconceptions, and fears around Everything Autism. Stacy Ba...

Please join us for “Your FBA Is a Fantasy: A Discussion with Doris and Rick Bowman About Their New Book.”Bringing together their combined experience and expertise in the fields of both mental health and education, Rick and Doris Bowman, ...

Please join us for “Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education” with Alex Shevrin Venet.Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator based in Vermont. She teaches graduate teacher education at Vermon...

Please join us for “Trauma, Healing, and Positive Identity with Dr. Karyn Harvey, PhD.”Karyn Harvey has worked as a clinician in the field of intellectual disabilities for over 35 years. She has her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychol...

Please join us for “Shifting from Retribution to Repair: A Discussion with Margaret Thorsborne.”Margaret Thorsborne is an author, trainer, and facilitator of Restorative Practice with a background in education and counselling. She is a p...

Please join us for “Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: An Interview with Kara Dymond About Her New Book."Kara Dymond, OCT, PhD, is a late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD advocate, teacher, author, researcher, and award-winning un...

Please join us for “A Data-Driven Analysis of Why Black Students and Students with Disabilities are Arrested Disproportionately in Maryland Public Schools” with Tamara Ward.Tamara Ward is a 2023 NABJ Pew Youth Justice Fellow. A MDDC Pres...

Please join us for 5 Things Every Parent of Neurodivergent Kids Needs to Know with Polina Shkadron.Polina is a trauma-informed speech-language pathologist, family communication and feeding expert who specializes in autism and ADHD. She u...

Please join us for “Diving into the NeuroRelational Framework: An Interview with Connie Lillas.”Connie Lillas, Founder and Executive Director of the NeuroRelational Framework (NRF) Institute Research to Resilience (

Please join us for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are Still Important in Education: An Interview with Nicole Keler.”Nicole Keler is a passionate special education leader with nine years of experience working in the public charter scho...

Please join us for “A Parent’s Journey: From ABA to a Better Way” with Chantelle Hyde. When I think back to about five years ago now, around the time that I first learned of my daughter’s traumatic seclusion incident at school from ...

Please join us for “The Journey Towards Neuroscience-Aligned Education” with Katie Pagnotta, Ellen Surprenant, and Sam Chadwick.Katie Pagnotta is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, functional success educational consultant, par...

Please join us for “Lessons in Listening with Yeiter.”Yeiter has 50 years of personal commitment to specifically supporting people who live in a status he names a “reputation for challenging behavior”. He draws on a rich personal history...

Please join us for “Pathological Demand Avoidance: Born Outside the System” with Sandra McConnell. Sandra McConnell, who is sometimes known as the PDA Mama Bear, is an instructor, speaker, blogger, and parent coach. She has bachelor...

Please join us for “Understanding Autistic Strengths & Differences: Why It’s Essential for Meaningful Support” with Staci Neustadt and Susan Golubock.Staci Neustadt, CEO of Making Sense of Autism®, is a licensed Speech-Language Patho...

Please join us for “Systemic Shifts in Inclusion: Neuroscience-Informed Practices for Transformation and Capacity Building” with Angelina Zara and Nicole Keler.Angelina Zara was born and raised in the heart of Washington, DC; Angie found...

Please join us for “Reducing and Eliminating Restraint and Seclusion in a Vermont School District: A Discussion with Superintendent Michael Leichliter”Mike is passionate about the ability of public education to provide all students with ...

Please join us for “Not an Autism Mom: A Discussion with Meghan Ashburn.”Meghan Ashburn is a continuous learner, former elementary educator, family support specialist, speaker, and co-author of the award-winning book, I Will Die On This ...

Please join us for “Let’s Talk About Interoception: A Discussion with Kelly Mahler.”Kelly Mahler is an award-winning occupational therapist, author, and interoception groupie known for her boundless curiosity and fondness for crunching p...

Please join us for “Your FBA is a Fantasy! Making Trauma-Informed, Neuro-Affirming Practices Actionable, and Aligning our FBAs and BSPs Accordingly” – An Interview with Rick & Doris Bowman about their workshop and upcoming book on trauma-in...