October 1, 2023 (SUNDAY)

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks. Lloyd Minor, MD; Laura Roberts, MD, MA (Stanford University) 

9:00 - 9:45 AM: Introduction to the Stanford Neurodiversity Project. Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford University)

9:45 - 10:30 AM: Keynote Presentation: Improving Outcomes by Building Sustainable Inclusive Practices. Glenna Wright-Gallo, MS, MBA, Assistant Secretary of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education 

10:30 - 11:15 AM: Keynote Presentation: Silent & Alone No More: Bringing Nonspeakers into the Neurodiversity Community. Elizabeth Bonker, Executive Director, Communication 4 ALL 

11:15 - 12:15 AM: Neurodiversity Resources Building (Part 1). Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford University)

12:15 AM - 1:00 PM - Performance 1: Hindustani Musician:  Ahilan Hatti, Santoor Performing Artist

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Lunch Break and Exhibitor Hour  

2:00 - 2:30 PM: Getting the Job / Recruiting the Talent: James Gilbert (Kohl's), Jenna Eberly (Kohl's)

2:30 - 3:00 PM: Neurodiversity and Communication Strategies in the Workplace: Lauren Megrew PhD, LCSW, LLC (Private Practice), Sean Inderbitzen, LCSW (Northlakes Community Clinic)

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Mental Health Panel 1: Supporting Mental Health Needs for Neurodiverse Individuals in the Time of War. Anastasiya Gayeva (Democratic Axe), Danna Summers (Tele Help Ukraine), Dariya Orlova-Zhernovaya (Private Practice), Diana Gordiienko (Private Practice)

4:00-4:30 PM: Break

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Higher Education Panel 1: An Insider’s Perspective on Disability Services: What Incoming Students Need to Know. Ashley Cooper (East Carolina University), Elizabeth Hamblet (LD Advisory), Emily Raclaw (Marquette University)

5:30 - 6:30 PM: K-12 Panel 1: Building Functional Teams working with Neurodiverse Students. Jessica Friedman (Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School), Kanaka Kannan (Family Resource Navigators), Krystle Wright (Something to Say AAC Language and Speech Therapy), Margaret Fletcher (Montgomery County Public Schools)

6:30 - 7:30 PM: Human Rights Panel 1: Neurodiversity, Discrimination, and the Legal System. Joseph Krauter, Larkin Taylor-Parker (Autistic Self Advocacy Network), Sam Crane (Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities)

7:30 - 8:30 PM: Entrepreneurship Panel 1: Neurodiverse Founders Helping the Community. Oliver Thornton (The ASD Company), Vincent Zimmer (Hypt Health), Vitali Karpeichyk (PigPug Health)

8:30 - 9:30 PM: Exhibitor Hour

October 2, 2023 (MONDAY)

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Introduction to DIVERSE (Developing Inclusive and Vocational Education and Resouces for Success in Employment). Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Lyrid Zhao, PhD, Rachel VanDaalen (Stanford University)

9:00 - 9:45 AM: Keynote Presentation: Neurodiversity in the K-12 Classroom: Creating Positive Niches. Thomas Armstrong, PhD, Executive Director, The American Institute for Learning and Human Development

9:45 - 10:30 AM: Keynote Presentation: Radical Accessibility: From Schools to the Stars. AJ Link, JD, LLM, Political Analyst, Autistic Self Advocacy Network

10:30 - 11:15 AM: Keynote Presentation: Participatory Research & the Power of Systems Change. Dora Raymaker, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Portland State University

11:15 - 12:15 AM: Neurodiversity Resources Building  (Part 2).  Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford University)

12:15 AM - 1:00 PM - Performance 2: Artist + Activist + Pioneer. Emmett Kyoshi, Abstract Impressionist

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Lunch Break and Exhibitor Hour  

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Listening Session (sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank).  Diane Delaney (IBM), Stephen Destefani (Wells Fargo), Michael Fieldhouse (DXC Technology), Judy Reily (UConn), Hiren Shukla (Ernst and Young) 

2:00 - 3:00 PM: Keeping the Job / Keeping the Talent Panel 1. Michael Bjornson (Aspiritech), Fu Chen (Rangam), Maxwell Huffman (Aspiritech), Geetanjali Moorjani MBA (Rangam)   

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Mental Health Panel 2: Systems Approach. Eva A. Mendes LMHC, NCC, Debra Vines (The Answer Inc)

4:00-4:30 PM: Break

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Higher Education Panel 2: Spotlighting and Learning from the Struggle for Disability Accessibility in Brazil (in Portguese). Guilherme de Almeida (National Association for the Inclusion of Autistic People in Brazil), José Eduardo Lanuti PhD (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul), Arthur Ataide Ferreira Garcia (National Association for the Inclusion of Autistic People in Brazil)

5:30 - 6:30 PM: K-12 Panel 2: Strengths-Based Approaches for K-12 Education. Heba Jayoosi (Mayflower Primary School, University College London), Matt Fugate (Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education), Rachel Lambert PhD (UC Santa Barbara)

6:30 - 7:30 PM: Human Rights Panel 2: How Do we Destigmatize Neurodiverse Conditions? Maxfield Sparrow, Rabbi Ruti Regan

7:30 - 8:30 PM: Entrepreneurship Panel 2: Family Supported Entrepreneurship. Grace & Carrie Key (Candidly Kind), Tiffany & Isaiah Hamilton (Victor Wear), Sean McElwee (Seanese T's)

8:30 - 9:30 PM: Exhibitor Hour

October 3, 2023 (TUESDAY)

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Introduction to Stanford Neurodiversity Project - Research, Education, and Advocacy Camp for High Schoolers (SNP-REACH). Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford)

9:00 - 9:45 AM: Keynote Presentation: Federal Efforts to Strengthen the Neurodiverse Community. Susan Daniels, PhD, National Autism Coordinator, National Institute of Health

9:45 - 10:30 AM: Keynote Presentation: Autistic Psychiatrist: Oxymoron or Superpower?. Bernadette Grosjean, MD

10:30 - 11:15 AM: Keynote Presentation: Building Safe and Inclusive Healthcare for People with Intellectual &/or Developmental Differences. Hoangmai Pham, MD, President & CEO, and May-Lynn Andresen, Director of Partnerships, Institute for Exceptional Care 

11:15 - 12:15 AM: Neurodiversity Resources Building  (Part 3).  Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford University)

12:15 AM - 1:00 PM - Performance 3: Magic with Cillian.  Cillian O'Connor, Magician

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Lunch Break and Exhibitor Hour  

2:00 - 3:00 PM: Keeping the Job / Keeping the Talent Panel 2: Andy Kwan (Stanford University), Tamar Sofer-Geri (Stanford University), Joel Schneider, PhD (University of Minnesota), Kelly Lane, PhD  (University of Minnesota)

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Mental Health Panel 3:  Neurodiversity Best Practices in Mental Health. Mel Houser, MD (All Brains Belong VT), Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD (Stanford University). 

4:00-4:30 PM: Break

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Higher Education Panel 3: Highlighting the Experience of the Black, Neurodiverse Graduate Students.  Sydney Montgomery (S. Montgomery Admissions Consulting), William Carter (UC Berkeley), Rachel Lewis (University of Victoria)

5:30 - 6:30 PM: K-12 Panel 3: Self-Advocacy Student Panel. Brian Liu, Jordan O'Kelley, Katelyn Weinstein (University of Guelph)

6:30 - 7:30 PM: Stanford NNEA and SNP-REACH. Rishi Upadhyay & Chloe Lukac (NNEA), Natasha George & Pravin Balasingam (The Neurodiverse Lens), Amicie Koslow & Donya Vandersteen (U.N.I.T.E.), Neil Chandran & Ria Sudhir (The Neuroverse), Grace Ko & Mia Zavala (Brain Sparkz), Clark Wang & Safina Syed (NEAT), Hamza Modan & Viviana Rodrigues (A.T.E.), Claire Wang & Amisha Reddy (Collegeable).

7:30 - 8:30 PM: Final Concluding Session.