Zosia Zaks on Clubhouse

Bio

Host every Thursday 8:00 pm EST on Clubhouse: Ask an Autistic Adult! ♾☕️
Thurs 7/28: https://tinyurl.com/kvd9u82t

Scroll down for links to recent Podcasts, blogs, articles on autism, neurodiversity, and disability justice 🎤

🌈 AUTISM + NEURODIVERSITY EXPERTISE
*thought leader on neurodiversity and disability justice
* counselor to autistic teens & adults 20+ yrs
* manager Hussman Center for Autistic Adults at Towson University 2013-2109
* professor of critical disability studies @ TU 2010-2022
* M.Ed., C.R.C. Rehabilitation Counseling from Hunter College, NYC
* PHD candidate in human development at Fielding Graduate University
* Dissertation Topic: Can Vygotsky’s socio-historic theory of human development reframe today’s understanding of neurodiversity?

~SAMPLE OF TALKS & WRITING~

2022, June: Zosia’s Autistic Perspective on Love & Relationships with Becca Lory https://youtu.be/aDW2aJ3lLl8

2021, April: Professionals Rocking the Spectrum @ Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIRseWepeDI
 
2021, January: Learn Play Thrive Podcast Neurodiversity Conference
at learnplaythrive.com/podcast

2020, April: DisTopia Podcast Interview with Zosia Zaks
https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-49-zosia-zaks/

2019, April: Honestly Autism Day Blog - Passion, Persistance, Perspective, and Autism by Zosia Zaks
https://honestlyautismday.home.blog/tag/zosia-zaks/

2016: News clip of Towson University student on the autism spectrum graduating
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/towson-university-graduate-overcame-barriers-of-autism-to-recieve-degree-in-math122116

2015, May 4: Op-Ed in Baltimore Sun Addressing the Intersection of Racism and Ableism - “Why No Talk of Freddie Gray’s Disabilities?” By Zosia Zaks
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-gray-disabled-letter-20150502-story.html%3FoutputType%3Damp

Personal: Trans Dad to 2 teens. Located in Baltimore & NYC. I’m a writer and love books. 📚 I 🏊swim, dance, & 🦍 spend lots of time observing primates and watching 📽history documentaries. Let’s connect & discuss new theories of human development that eschew the normal-abnormal false binary.