Drs. Daniel Wendler and Kyler Shumway will deliver the Opening Plenary presentation on Nov 10 on the topic of: You belong: Lessons from our neurodiverse friendship.
Drs. Wendler and Shumway will share the story of how friendship helped them overcome their painful history of loneliness, bullying and autism. Drawing on insights from their own neurodiverse friendship as well as their training in clinical psychology, they explore the obstacles that hold people back from connection and provide practical strategies for making friends and escaping loneliness. They offer real hope that anyone, whether autistic or not, can find a place to belong and live a life full of connection.