More Guest Bios
More Bios of the Guests on Today's Autistic Moment



Dr. Devon Price
Devon Price, PhD, is a social psychologist, professor, author, and proud Autistic person. Devon's research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and the Journal of Positive Psychology. Devon's writing has appeared in outlets such as Financial Times, HuffPost, Slate, Jacobin, Business Insider, LitHub, and on PBS and NPR. Devon lives in Chicago, where he serves as an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago's School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Ashlyn Baker
Ashlyn Baker, MA, LMHCA, is a queer Autistic clinical mental health therapist. Ashlyn specializes in working with folks who are queer, neurodivergent, or just exploring their identities, helping them embrace their brains. She is also a speaker and advocate for the Neurodivergent community and hosts a weekly podcast with her husband called I Married Your therapist.
Angela (AJ) Locashio
AJ Locashio is an Autistic, Neurodivergent Nonbinary individual. Angela is a sex therapist and founder of Umbrella ND, an organization that is focusing on initiatives that re identified by Neurodivergent individuals. Working along side with Neurodivergent allies to create meaningful change, they take an intersectional approach to addressing the barriers faced by Neurodivergent individuals.



David Gray-Hammond
David Gray-Hammond was a guest speaker for four great episodes of Today's Autistic Moment. The topics are Autistic Adults: Substance Abuse Addiction. Autistic Adults: Substance Abuse Recovery. One episode was about David's book, The New Normal: Autistic Musings on the Threat of a Broken Society. And Physical Autistic Leadership. You can find out more about David's work at neurohubcommunity.org
Lisa Morgan
Lisa is the owner of Lisa Morgan Consulting, LLC through which she offers life coaching for Autistics in crisis and workshops for professionals including crisis intervention personnel. Lisa's work is exemplary in that she helps Autistics in crisis as one who knows first hand what it is like to be unintentionally harmed by well-meaning professionals when reaching out for help. Lisa's website autismcrisissupport.com is an important resource for any Autistic person seeking assistance.
Kathryn Parsons
Kathryn was featured in the episode Autistics Using AI. Kathryn is an Autistic with over 27 years experience in digital marketing for Phillip Morris and had 250 contributors working beneath her. Kathryn is a senior leader in a fortune 500 company.



Shalese Nicole Heard, MPH, MBA, P.G.
Shalese is a content creator & digital story teller for building communities and conversations and helping Neurodivergent and online communities survive. Shalese is best known as the Autistic Travel Goddess. You can follow Shalese on her YouTube channel.
@neurodivergentmillionaire
Kala Allen Omeiza
Kala Allen Omeiza is the founder of I'm Heard Inc, an nonprofit that aims to end the stigma of mental illness in minority communities in the U.S. In 2018 Kala gathered 10 colleagues from across the country. In 2020, I'm Heard expanded to be a global initiative with professionals and organizations in Namibia, Malaysia, England, USA, South Africa, Nigeria and Italy.
Jenna Olson
Jenna Olson is a graduate from Minnesota Independence College & Community. Jenna is a Pharmacy Technician

Emily Goldberg
Emily is the founder of The Autism Mentorship Program. The Autism Mentorship Program (AMP) matches Autistic teens and youth with Autistic Adults to mentor during the school year. Emily is the parent of an Autistic child who inspired Emily to start AMP.
