On October 18th, Felicity House hosted members of its Self Advocate Advisory Board for a robust panel discussion about women with autism. The panel was moderated by Felicity House’s President and Founder, Audrey Cappell.

Panelists included:  Julia Bascom: Executive Director, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN); Sharon daVanport: Founder and Executive Director, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN Network); Morenike Giwa Onaiwu: community advocate, writer, ASAN & AWN Network board member; Liane Holliday Willey: spokesperson & author of Pretending to Be Normal & Safety Skills for Asperger Women; Lindsey Nebeker: Developmental Specialist, Autism Society of America; featured subject in Emmy-nominated documentary Autism in Love; and Brigid Rankowski: disability rights advocate, founder of The Way We Move Social Circus, and head of the Autism Society of Maine’s Education Committee