Possible Presentations—in order of popularity, #1 first—(proper audiences in parens):
1. Old Ways of Looking at Autism vs. New Ways of Looking at Autism: The New Look at the Needs of Adults and Teens on the Autism Spectrum (ALL)
2. Realistic Employment Strategies for Adults with Non-Apparent Disabilities (Companies, communities)
3. Upping the Bar on Inclusion (with an optional emphasis on early childhood and/or teens)
4. Healthy Autism Parenting
5. TRULY Positive Sex Messaging, and Reframing Our Definition of the Word (“Sex”) Itself
6. Neurodiversity, Disability, and the Theoretical Quagmires Yet to be Resolved
Past and Upcoming Speaking Engagements (in reverse order)
January 20, 2025 (Scheduled)
NAPSEC (National Association of Private Special Education Centers)
New Orleans, LA
Workshop Presenter
January 6-16, 2025 (Scheduled)
Several locations in Cuba
Keynote Presenter
October 29 2024 (Scheduled)
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Washington, DC
Workshop Presenter
August 9, 2024 (Scheduled)
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Keynote Presenter
July 11-12, 2024
The Cape Cod Institute
Orleans, MA
Workshop Presenter
May 20, 2024
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
Panelist
May 7, 2024
Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services,
Phoenix, AZ.
Workshop Co-Presenter
April 19, 2024
NYU Paris
Keynote Presenter
April 5, 2024
811Q NYCBOE
Keynote Presenter
April 4, 2024
The League School for Autism
Keynote Presenter
March 26, 2024
NYU Housing
Keynote Presenter
March 13, 2024
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
February 7, 2024
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
February 1, 2024
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NYC
Keynote Presenter
January 24, 2024
NYU Florence, Italy
Keynote Presenter
January 12, 2024
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
January 10, 2024
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
November 30, 2023
EPIC Players
Keynote Presenter
November 20, 2023
LEND Program, Stony Brook University
Keynote Presenter
November 8, 2023
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
October 11, 2023
Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
August 26, 2023
Reading, PA County
Keynote Presenter
August 18, 2023
The Arc of Bristol County
Keynote Presenter
July 11, 2023
NYU Division of Speech and Language
Keynote Presenter
April 12, 2023
H32 Health
Keynote Presenter
April 10, 2023
Stony Brook University
Keynote Presenter
March 30, 2023
NYU School of Speech and Communicative Disorders
Keynote Presenter
January 17-18, 2023
Carroll University
Keynote Presenter
January 18, 2023
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture staff
Keynote Presenter
December 2, 2022
NYU Stern School of Business staff
Keynote Presenter
November 17, 2022
Panaacea (Argentina)
Keynote Presenter
November 9, 2022
NYU School of Professional Studies
Keynote Presenter
November 2, 2022
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Keynote Presenter
November 1, 2022
NYU Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Keynote Presenter
October 17, 2022
Stony Brook University
Keynote Presenter
October 11, 2022
NYU Liberal Studies
Keynote Presenter
October 3, 2022
NYU Division of Student Affairs
Keynote Presenter
September 26, 2022
Stony Brook University
Keynote Presenter
September 20, 2022
NYU Law School staff
Keynote Presenter
September 2, 2022
NYU Medical staff
Keynote Presenter
August 6, 2022
A Place 4 Everyone School (Phoenix, AZ)
Keynote Presenter
July 28, 2022
St. Ambrose School (Tucson, AZ)
Keynote Presenter
May 13, 2022
Massachusetts Development Disability Training Services
Solo Presenter
May 6, 2022
Massachusetts Development Disability Training Services
Solo Presenter
May 4, 2022
New York City Board of Education
Solo Presenter
April 26, 2022
New York City Board of Education
Solo Presenter
April 20, 2022
Sovenia (Venezuela)
Solo Presenter
April 15, 2022
Actualizados (Argentina)
Solo Presenter
March 16, 2022
Sex Coach U (Online)
Solo Presenter
March 9, 2022
Sex Ed Lecture Series (Online)
Solo Presenter
January 22, 2022
Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton (Online)
Workshop Presenter
October 8, 2021
The Inly School
Solo Presenter
September 25, 2021
The Autism Project (Rhode Island)
Solo Event
September 23, 2021
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Solo Presenter
September 18, 2021
Drexel University
Solo Presenter + Panel Moderator
July 6, 2021
The League School (Massachusetts)
Solo Event
April 28, 2021
Massachusetts State Developmental Disabilities employees
Solo Event
January 23, 2021
Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton
Closing Keynote
December 4, 2020
New York University
Co-Keynote in Solo Event
September 26, 2020
New York University
Solo Event
September 17, 2020
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Solo Presenter
August 5, 2020
New York University
Solo Event
March 27, 2020
Giant Steps School, Montreal, Quebec
Keynote Speaker
February 6, 2020
Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY
Keynote Speaker
February 5, 2019
The Ross School, Easthampton, NY
Keynote Speaker
October 15, 2019
South Dakota Division of Rehab Services
Keynote Speaker
September 25, 2019
Ontario First Nations (Toronto) (postponed until December)
Keynote Speaker
June 12, 2019
Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton
Workshop Presenter
May 2, 2019
The Kent Denver School, Denver CO
Lunchtime Presenter
November 2-3, 2018
Perth, Australia
Keynote speaker
October 26-27, 2018
Buenos Aries, Argentina
Keynote Speaker
October 2, 2018
The ARC of Illinois
Keynote Speaker
September 24-28, 2018 Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Keynote Speaker
July 13-14, 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Keynote Speaker
May 11, 2018 Alpine Learning Center
Paramus, NJ
Lunch and Learn Speaker
May 8, 2018 School One
Providence, RI
Keynote Speaker
May 6, 2018 Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
Keynote Speaker
May 5, 2018 Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
Keynote Speaker
January 24, 2018, Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta
Keynote Speaker
December 11, 2017, the Gillen Brewer School
New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
December 6, 2017, Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
Keynote Speaker
November 16, 2017, Parshall School District
Parshall, ND
Keynote Speaker
November 13, 2017, Parshall and New Town Community
Parshall, ND
Keynote Speaker
October 20, 2017, North Dakota State Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference
Fargo, ND
Keynote Speaker
October 12, 2017, Kimberly Clark Disabilities Group
Neenah, WI
Keynote Speaker
September 9, 2017, Asia Pacific Autism Conference
Sydney, Australia
Keynote Speaker
June 29, 2017, The Society for Diversity
Chicago, IL
Workshop Presenter
June 9, 2017, Lighting the Way
Sioux Falls, SD
Keynote Speaker
May 11, 2017, Targeting Autism
Springfield, IL
Keynote Speaker
April 10, 2017, Stony Brook University
New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
November 17, 2016, Hoover Elementary School
Milwaukee, WI
Staff Training
September 15, 2016, Frank Lloyd Wright Middle School
Milwaukee, WI
Staff Training
August 4, 2016, Texas Autism Research & Resource Center
San Antonio, TX
Workshop Presenter
May 18, 2016, Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
Keynote Speaker
March 29, 2016, Autism Society of Wisconsin
Remote by Webinar
Keynote Speaker
February 26, 2016, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Keynote Speaker
February 15, 2016, West Allis School District
West Allis, WI
Training
January 21-22, 2016, Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Workshop Presenter
December 9, 2015, Parents United
Pewaukee, WI
Keynote Speaker
October 29, 2015, CESA 11
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Keynote Speaker
June 18, 2015, Texas Autism Research & Resource Center
Austin, TX
Keynote Speaker
April 29, 2015, Brookfield School District
Elmbrook, WI
Keynote Speaker
March 31, 2015, Whitnall School District
Whitnall, WI
Keynote Speaker
March 13, 2015, CARE Cafe Group
Green Bay, WI
Keynote Speaker
March 26, 2015, Pewaukee School District
Pewaukee, WI
Training
March 24, 2015, Nicolet School District
Glendale, WI
Keynote Speaker
March 23, 2015, Lund Van Dyke
Green Bay, WI
Keynote Speaker
February 18, 2015, West Allis School District
West Allis, WI
Keynote Speaker
February 11, 2015, Nicolet School District
Glendale, WI
Training
December 3, 2014, Accenture Corporation
Globally telecast
Keynote Speaker
September 24, 2014, CESA 1
Milwaukee, WI
Workshop Presenter
June 26, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Commencement Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 5, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 29, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 19, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 1, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 29, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 11, 2014, Franklin Academy
East Haddam, CT
Workshop (solo) Speaker
April 2, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
February 11, 2014, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
January 14, 2014,Florida Diversity Council
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker—Webinar
November 8, 2013, New York Diversity Council
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 7, 2013, New Jersey Diversity Council
Newark, NJ
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 6, 2013, Connecticut Diversity Council
New Haven, CT
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 3, 2013, Harrisburg, PA Autism Society
Harrisburg, PA
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 29, 2013, Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) National Conference on Diversity & Inclusion
San Francisco, CA
Workshop Presenter
October 10, 2013, NHRMA Conference
Tacoma, WA
Workshop Presenter
October 7, 2013, SHRM New York
Verona, NY
Workshop Presenter
October 1, 2013 Art Beyond Sight
New York, NY
Workshop presenter
September 4, 2013, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
July 23, 2013, The Conference Board’s Corporate Social Impact Conference
Detroit, MI
Co-Workshop Presenter
June 19, 2013, Asheville Autism Week
Asheville, NC
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 6, 2013, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 23, 2013, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 16, 2013, The Gersh Academy
New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
May 9, 2013, The Conference Board’s Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education Conference
Boston, MA
Panel Moderator
May 7, 2013, Newmark School
Plainfield, NJ
Co-Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 30, 2013, A Fortune 1000 Corporation
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker—Webinar
April 20, 2013 AHA
Adelphi University, NY
Workshop presenter
April 3, 2013, United States Federal Employees Association
Washington, DC
Workshop presenter
April 1, 2013, The Conference Board’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference
San Francisco, CA
Workshop presenter
March 19, 2013, National Diversity Council
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker—Webinar
February 7, 2013, Summit School
New York, NY
Co-Keynote (solo) Speaker
January 29, 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA)
New York, NY
Panel Facilitator
January 15, 2013, New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
January 12, 2013 Long Beach Autism Society
Long Beach, CA
Keynote Speaker
December 1, 2012 Johnson Community College
Overland Park, KS
Keynote Speaker
November 8, 2012 SHRM Delaware
Wilmington, DE
Workshop presenter
November 6, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 5, 2012 An anonymous company
New York, NY
Co-Keynote Speaker
September 20, 2012 SHRM North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
Workshop presenter
August 13, 2012 Woods Hole Marine Biological Institute
Woods Hole, MA
Keynote Speaker
July 24, 2012 An unnamed Fortune 1000 company (webinar)
Remote
Keynote (solo) Speaker
July 21, 2012 Aspergers Association of New England
Boston, MA
Keynote Speaker
July 17, 2012 An unnamed Fortune 1000 company
New York, NY
Co-Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 14, 2012 A Fortune 1000 Company (webinar)
Remote
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 12 (p.m.), 2012 Linkages (webinar)
Remote
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 12 (a.m.), 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 7 (p.m.), 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 7 (a.m.), 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 1, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 18, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 14, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 11, 2012 Cornell/Weill Autism Cpnference
New York, NY
Co-Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 9, 2012 A Fortune 1000 company
Armonk, NY
Co-Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 7, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 25, 2012 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 22, 2012 East End Temple
New York, NY
Panel Moderator
April 17, 2012 Queens Borough President’s Office
New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
March 30, 2012 Autism Society of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Keynote Speaker
March 27, 2012 Thought-Leadership Conference
New York, NY
Workshop presenter
February 21, 2012 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Keynote (solo) Speaker
February 29, 2012 The Greenwich School
Greenwich, CT
Co-Keynote Speaker
February 16, 2012 COSD (webinar)
Remote
Co-Keynote Speaker
December 8, 2011 Vista del Mar Services
Los Angeles, CA
Keynote (solo) Speaker
December 6, 2011 The Conference Board
Los Angeles, CA
Dinner Speaker
November 30, 2011 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 3, 2011 COSD (Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities)
Morristown, NJ
Co-Workshop Presenter
October 21, 2011 BOCES State Services
Liberty, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
September 22, 2011 National Diversity Council
Philadelphia, PA
Workshop Presenter
June 14, 2011 APSE (Association for Persons in Supported Employment)
Seattle, WA
Workshop Presenter
June 9, 2011 New York City Board of Education
Queens, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 19, 2011 The Conference Board
Chicago, IL
Workshop Presenter
May 2, 2011 Childhood Communication Seminars, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Co-Keynote Speaker
April 28, 2011 Diversity in Higher-Education Conference
Duke University, Raleigh-Durham, NC
Workshop Presenter
April 12, 2011 Columbia University
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 3, 2010 Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 23, 2010 St. Louis Community College
St. Louis, MO
Keynote Speaker
April 13, 2010 PACE University
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 16, 2009 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
Keynote Speaker
May 22, 2009 Lake Meadow School District
Shrub Oaks, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 9, 2009 AHANY Transitioning Conference
Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
Teen Panel Moderator
April 29, 2009 Autism Society of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Keynote Speaker
April 25, 2009 New York City Board of Education/EPIC Fair
New York, NY
Speaker
April 23, 2009 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 20, 2009 Lake Meadow School District/Lake Meadow SEPTA
Shrub Oaks, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 6, 2009 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Panel Moderator
March 23, 2009 Learning Spring Academy
New York, NY
Benefit Speaker
March 20, 2009 Lake Meadow School District
Shrub Oaks, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
March 13, 2009 Brown University’s Center for the Study of Human Development
Providence, RI
Keynote Speaker
February 28, 2008 New York City Board of Education
Staten Island, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
February 23, 2009 Trinity School
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
February 7, 2009 CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center
New Haven, CT
Workshop Presenter
October 23-24, 2009 Organization for Autism Research
New York, NY
Convocation Autism Think Tank Participant
January 17, 2009 The ARC of Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 6, 2008 Birch Family Services
New York, NY
Panel Moderator
November 4, 2008 Lake Meadow School District
Shrub Oaks, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 18, 2008 NY State Educators (NYC School Board Presidents)
Sheraton Towers Hotel, New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
October 1-2, 2008 MAAP National Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Scheduled Keynote Speaker
(please note: this conference was cancelled three weeks prior to the scheduled date)
August 28, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
July 23, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote Speaker
June 9, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
June 8, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
June 5, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
May 15, 2008 AHANY
Bethpage, Long Island, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker and book signing
April 28, 2008 Special Education Parent/Teacher Association of Great Neck
Great Neck, Long Island, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 13, 2008 AHANY Transitioning Conference
Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
Teen Panel Moderator
April 18, 2008 Asperger’s Society of Michigan
Traverse City, MI
Keynote Speaker
March 31, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
March 8, 2008 PBS, Channel 13 Educational Conference
Hilton Hotel, New York, NY
Featured Speaker
January 30, 2008 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
January 16, 2008 Learning Spring Academy
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 29, 2007 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 6, 2007 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 3, 2007 New York City Board of Education
New York, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
November 2, 2007 Queens Centers for Progress
Flushing Sheraton Hotel, Queens, NY
Featured Speaker
October 28, 2007 Mt. Sinai Hospital—Seaver Center for Autism
New York, NY
Featured Speaker
June 5, 2007 New York State Center for Disability Services
Albany, NY
Keynote Speaker
April 24, 2007 IFC World Premiere of the Movie “Snow Cake”
New York, NY
Panelist with actress Sigourney Weaver
April 15, 2007 AHANY Transitioning Conference
Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
Featured Speaker
Adult Panel Moderator
March 19, 2007 United Jewish Appeal (UJA)
New York, NY
Panelist
January 9, 2007 Winthrop Hospital
Mineola, Long Island, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 26-27, 2006 Organization for Autism Research
Arlington, VA
Featured Speaker
October 21, 2006 AASCEND
San Francisco, CA
Featured Speaker
October 19, 2006 Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
Springfield, IL
Featured Speaker
June 6, 2006 Organization for Autism Research
Arlington, VA
Research Convocation Panelist
March 17, 2006 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Keynote Speaker
Adult Panel Moderator
November 6, 2005 ASPIE School
Woodstock, NY
Featured Speaker
Teen Panel Moderator
November 4, 2005 The Shield Institute/Pure Vision Arts
New York, NY
Featured Speaker
November 3, 2005 Hudson Valley Autism Society
New Paultz, NY
Keynote Speaker
October 28-29, 2005 MAAP
Indianapolis, IN
Featured Speaker
Panel Moderator
July 13-16, 2005 Autism Society of America
Nashville, TN
Panelist
April 16, 2005 AHANY Transitioning Conference
Adelphi University, Long Island, NY
Featured Speaker
Teen Panel Moderator
April 8, 2005 High Road Student Learning Center
Wallingford, CT
Keynote (solo) Speaker
March 15, 2005 Westchester Jewish Community Services
New Rochelle, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
February 4, Autism Society of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Featured Speaker
January 28, 2005 Notre Dame University
South Bend, IN
Keynote (solo) Speaker
October 15-16, 2004 MAAP Conference
Northbrook, IL
Adult Panels Moderator (3)
April 25, 2004 AHANY Transitioning Conference
Roslyn, Long Island, NY
Featured Speaker
Adult Panel Moderator
April 15, 2004 Hudson Valley Autism Society
Poughkeepsie, NY
Keynote (solo) Speaker
April 2, 2004 Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism
NY College of Medicine, New York, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
March 25, 2004 Children’s Mental Health Services of Westchester County
(Scarsdale, NY?)
Adult Panel Moderator
November 7, 2003 MAAP Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Adult Panel Moderator
November 2, 2003 Mt. Sinai Hospital—Seaver Center for Autism
New York, NY
Panelist
March 31, 2003 Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism
NY College of Medicine, New York, NY
Adult Panel Moderator
April, 2002 The Council for Exceptional Children
Hilton Hotel, New York, NY
Panelist