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...

Please join us for “The (Re)Education of Schools: A Discussion with Katie Thornton and Justin Moorman.”Justin Moorman and Katie Thornton are veteran educators who are well versed in Trauma-Informed Practices with advanced training in the...

Please join us for “Bolstering Self-Regard: the Energetics of Helping Children Thrive in Negative Classroom Environments” with Erin Grimm.Erin Grimm comes from a long line of educators. She has over ten years of experience teaching world...

Please join us for “Providing Trauma-Informed Care: Responses That Don't Work and Five Tools to Help Kids Thrive” with Katie Crosby, M.S., L.P.C.Katie Crosby is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in the treatment of childh...

Please join us for “Step Into My Shoes: An Interview with Author Rebecca Engle About Her New Children's Book.”Rebecca Engle is a graduate student at Texas Tech University who is passionate about educational policy and leadership. Rebecca...

Please join us for “Rethinking Challenging Behaviors: An Interview with Maria Sanders.”Maria Sanders is a Licensed Social Worker, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and is certified in the Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach by Think:...

Please join us for “Heart-Strong Changemakers for Children™, a New Program from HEART-STRONG International” with Sandi Lerman.Sandi Lerman is the Founder and Program Director of Heart-Strong International and the creator of the Heart-Str...

Please join us for “Making Sense of Even the Most Baffling Behaviors: An Interview with Robyn Gobbel.”Robyn Gobbel, MSW, loves coffee, P!NK, and everything about the brain. Once (recently!) her teenager went ballistic on her for getting ...

Please join us for “All Our Instincts About Behavior Are Wrong” with Diane Gould.Diane Gould is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in serving autistic individuals. As the Executive Director and Founder of PDA North America...

Please join us for “An Interview with Julie Roberts: The Gold Standard Fallacy of ABA."Julie Roberts, M.S., CCC-SLP, founding CEO of Therapist Neurodiversity Collective, Inc., is a late-diagnosed Autistic ASHA-certified, licensed Speech-...