This presentation featured Tessa Watkins and Liz Peace, LPC, at the 13th annual Disability & Mental Health Summit. This talk was given in person on May 7, 2026, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
“Diagnosed as an Autistic Adult” was a presentation featuring Tessa Watkins and Dr. Jessica Maher at Rep. Dan Miller’s 11th annual Disability & Mental Health Summit. This talk was given in person on April 19, 2024, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Tessa talks about how and why they received an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis as an adult and other aspects of being an autistic parent in episode 16 of The Village Vision podcast.
From neurodivergent to gender divergent, take a deeper look about the interplay in the autistic brain of people who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming.
Tessa Watkins, autistic self-advocate, talks about the physical features caused by autism, addressing the stereotypes that people think of, in this 4-minute video.
Not much is known about Autism Spectrum Disorder since the studies of autism are just over 100 years old. Learn about the history of ASD from an autistic self-advocate in this 7-minute video.
Tessa and Biz talk about autism in this podcast episode of One Bad Mother. This is a 2-part series because Tessa infodumped during their recording session. What an autistic thing to do.
The Trio Training Academy at PennState University hosted a 3-day Autism Conference with 12 sessions, all with actually autistic speakers.
This event is in-person at the Beth El Synagogue so seats are limited. Come listen to speakers like Dr. Edwin King, Joyce Bender, Amy Guthrie, and more.
What better way to learn about autism than from an autistic person? Learn why autistics are unmasking for their mental health.
Registration is now open for the resource fair and final day of sessions for Dan Miller’s Disability & Mental Health Summit on May 26th, 2022! I’m speaking at 1pm so I better see you there!
Humans don’t need trigger warnings. Gender identity education does not need your parental consent. Gender identity and sex are different subjects.
