Dena Gassner's guest appearances

Dena Gassner

Spectrumly Speaking

You Matter!

Uniquely Human: The Podcast

Anlor Davin

Temple Grandin

Kelly Mahler

Katie Hood

Ken Daniels

Sean Escobar

Lauri Loewenberg

Patrick Kelly

Scott Steindorff

Debbie Steinberg-Kuntz

Victoria Arlen

Steve Silberman

Brenda Smith

Robert Naseef

Cherie Aimée

OwlTail

 Dena Gassner is an autistic professional who is helping to create, shape and advance the agenda of autistic self-advocates, and indeed, society in general. As a researcher, author, social worker, university instructor, mother, grandmother and mentor, she brings a lifetime of experience in sharing her wisdom about autistic identity, generational differences between older and younger autistic people, and the importance of mentoring.

<p> Dena Gassner is an autistic professional who is helping to create, shape and advance the agenda of autistic self-advocates, and indeed, society in general. As a researcher, author, social worker, university instructor, mother, grandmother and mentor, she brings a lifetime of experience in sharing her wisdom about autistic identity, generational differences between older and younger autistic people, and the importance of mentoring.</p>

Autistic Identity, Trauma, and the Importance of Mentoring -  A Conversation with Dena Gassner

Pat Schissel

Pat Schissel, New York Director at The Asperger/Autism Network (AANE), and Dena Gassner, PhD candidate at Adelphi University, Adjunct Faculty at Towson University and advisory board member for AANE speak about the services the Network provides to help build meaningful, connected lives.

<p>Pat Schissel, New York Director at The Asperger/Autism Network (AANE), and Dena Gassner, PhD candidate at Adelphi University, Adjunct Faculty at Towson University and advisory board member for AANE speak about the services the Network provides to help build meaningful, connected lives.</p>

Episode 22: Pat Schissel and Dena Gassner, The Asperger/Autism Network

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Dena Gassner. Dena is an advocate, writer, and speaker- including presenting for the UN in Geneva, Russia, and Cambridge. She discovered she had Asperger’s syndrome while getting her son diagnosed as being on the spectrum. Dena talks about her and her son’s diagnoses, the challenges of balancing her Ph.D. program with family needs, and her work on resiliency theory.

Episode 2 - Autism and Resiliency, with Dena Gassner