Kara Dymond, OCT, Ph.D, is a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD advocate, author, educator, presenter, and award-winning teacher educator from Canada. Kara is an experienced teacher whose work supporting autistic students inspired her books The Autism Lens and Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: Easy Ways to Achieve Access, Agency and Wellbeing for All. At the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto), Kara teaches graduate courses in accessible education, classroom neurodiversity, and mental health. Nominated by colleagues and 21 graduate students, Kara recently earned the 2024 Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education. She is a co-investigator in an ongoing study on Universal Design for Learning and accessibility in graduate teacher education. She regularly presents to teachers, caregivers, and organizations on neurodiversity-affirming spaces, allyship, and accessibility needs. Kara co-hosts the Autistic Tidbits & Tangents podcast with Canadian autistic advocate Bruce Petherick and Maja Toudal, an autistic psychologist from Denmark. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.