Panelists

Each of our panelists for this occasion will existing autism from distinctive perspectives, such as the clinical, personal, spouse and children therapy, caregiver/spouse and children member, and pedagogical point of view. 

Felicity Adams, division director of youngster and adolescent psychiatry, Carilion Clinic

Felicity Adams functions as the Division Director of Little one and Adolescent Psychiatry at Carilion Clinic. About the many years, her apply has evolved to be mostly to provide folks who are recognized as autistic or have other neurodiversity and their people. 

Hani Awni, autistic graduate university student, Virginia Tech

Hani Awni explained himself as a disabled autistic engineering grad scholar at Virginia Tech. He is in a position bodied and has an ADHD analysis.

Chris Brown, family therapist

Chris Brown is a certified marriage and family therapist and a accredited kid lifetime professional. His history is doing work in psychological health arena, working with unique grownups accomplishing psychotherapy as nicely as marriage and partners counseling. He also is effective with small children and family members. 

Catherine Lavallee, second-12 months healthcare scholar, VTCSOM

Catherine Lavallee is a 2nd-year medical scholar and the very pleased more mature sister of her minor brother, John Paul, who is autistic.

Elizabeth McLain, teacher, co-chair Disability Causus, Virginia Tech

Elizabeth McLain is an teacher of musicology in the School of Executing Arts at Virginia Tech. She describes herself as disabled, autistic, and neurodivergent. She also has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which not uncommon in these with autism. She makes use of mobility aids. 

Elizabeth is the co-chair of the Disability Caucus and we perform carefully with the Disability Alliance, an firm which is listed here to serve the disabled learners, school, staff, and neighborhood members.