The #ActuallyAutistic Guide takes an in-depth look at the key elements of effective, respectful, inclusive advocacy and allyship. Every topic was chosen, shaped, and informed by #ActuallyAutistic perspectives.

Jennifer and Jenna’s second collaboration, The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Building Independence: Practical, Step-By-Step Advice for Autistic Youth and Those Who Care About Them, is coming out from Hachette/Jessica Kingsley in summer of 2024. Jennifer regularly gives talks and workshops based on these books.

Jennifer holds a doctorate in sociology from Columbia University. At Columbia, she was a fellow throughout her many years of graduate school based on the quality of her academic work, but struggled to navigate departmental dynamics. She decided early on that she wanted to be a community college professor, both to teach underserved students and to be in a presumably less difficult environment.

She then spent 10 years teaching ethics, bioethics, religion, and philosophy at the Community College of Vermont, while working as a freelance editor on Fulbright proposals and academic books. In 2016, she pivoted to full-time editing and writing.

Jennifer has written and edited for some of the most distinguished names in publishing, including Content Innovo, Guidehouse, Forbes, Random House, and Mirabella. Her most recent book is Five-Brain Leadership: How Neuroscience Can Help You Understand Your Team, Master Your Instincts, and Become a Better Leader, with Carlos Davidovich. She has also owned her own yoga centers and real estate businesses, and wrote a literary mystery under a pen name. In her free time, she loves to paint, hike, and practice yoga.

A Neurodivergent parent of an Autistic son and a Neurotypical daughter, Jennifer is passionate about making the world a better place for people who think, learn, and experience life in unique ways. Her parenting blog, Full Spectrum Mama, has been advancing civil rights for all—with a focus on neurodiversity and intersectionality—for more than 10 years.