Amanda was born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She moved to the Boston area to attend Boston College, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She continued her graduate studies at Boston College earning a law degree and a Masters in Business Administration. 

Amanda started her legal career working on complex financing transactions involving real estate and assets around the world. From there she expanded her practice areas to include all aspects of commercial real estate. 

At present, Amanda is an attorney with a law firm in the greater Boston area with a focus on commercial leasing and real estate. Her firm also advises small businesses and non-profit organizations on general corporate and business matters. 

I am Lori. I am from New York and currently live in Baltimore, MD (US) with Karen, my partner of over 10 years.

I learned that I had Asperger's syndrome in 2005 after a lifetime of misdiagnoses. Since then, I have gone from thinking there was no one else like me in the world to finding a huge community of people who have had nearly identical life experiences as me. I have also been on a mission to help autistic people find each other on the internet.

I am a freelance web developer and spent the better part of 3 months building this website. It was a labor of love and it is a work in progress. I feel very lucky to be a part of the Autism Women's Network and hope that someday I will be able to do this type of work for the autism community full time.

My name is Mara Fritts and I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome in 2008. I have been married for fourteen years to my husband who was also diagnosed with AS in 2008. We have four children, three of which are currently on the autism spectrum.

I am currently a Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM) and homeschooling all of my children. I'd like to someday return to college for my degree in Anthropology. However with homeschooling I think I would be much better suited with a teaching degree at this point. 

Before I became a SAHM I worked in Customer Service for 15 years with various insurance companies where I was involved with providing service for agents and customers in Life Insurance and Annuities where I gained extensive experience in finance.

I have been on staff at four Science Fiction Conventions, and I am in charge of registration travel arrangements with my husband's business, as well as having been in charge of the Hospitality Suite. 

Sharon has made her home in the Mid-West, USA for the past 15 years. She works for a publishing company and goes to Business College full time. Her dedication to advocate for victims of violence has led her to an additional interest in Women's Studies.

Sharon was one of the March 2011 recipients of the Learning Spring School LSS Spectrum Award.  The other 2011 recipients were Dr. Fred Volkmar of Yale University Autism Research; Charlie Rose of PBS Television (series on the brain, episode featuring autism spectrum diagnosis); and Mrs. Janice Murray, the mother featured in Showtime Television's autism documentary, "Dad's in Heaven with Nixon."

Corina Becker is from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. As a child, she was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities, and then with Asperger Syndrome in her late teens. She graduated from high school as an Ontario Scholar in 2003 and was accepted into the English Honors program at Wilfrid Laurier University. While at school, she live both in dorm and in off-campus student housing, and fulfilled duties as Media Coordinator for an on-campus club. She graduated in Fall 2008 with a Bachelor's of Art in English and is now taking Distance Education courses in the Library and Information Technician Program at Mohawk College.