TC Waisman
Dr. Waisman is an Indigenous Pasifika, South Asian and Asian non-binary person who was late-diagnosed as Autistic at 48-years-old in 2017. Since her diagnosis, TC co-founded the Autistic Researchers Committee at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and became a founding editorial board member of the journal Autism in Adulthood with an Impact Factor of 9.5. As well, Dr. Waisman was an inaugural member of the Autistic Researchers Review Board (ARRB) for the Autism Intervention Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) where she was tasked with reviewing grant applications to ensure research conducted through AIR-P ultimately aimed to improve the health and well-being of Autistic people as defined by our community. Based in Vancouver Canada, TC continues to speak, write, research, and guest lecture at the crossroads of autism, neurodivergence, intersectionality, Universal Design, and equity in education and the workplace.
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Publications: https://adaptcoach.com/publications/