AAHR Subject Matter Experts

The AAHR website benefits from the ongoing reviews of our content by subject matter experts with a wide variety of professional skills and personal perspectives. We are grateful for their insights and expertise as we continue to build and refine our content to serve the diverse needs of the autism community.

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AAHR Subject Matter Experts

Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd

Assistant, Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine Center

Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Terri Farrell, MBA

Project Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health at UMass Chan Medical School’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

Parent of an autistic adult

Betsy Johnson, MEd

LifeMAP coach, Autism/Asperger Network (AANE)

Julie O’Brien, MEd, LMHC

Family Support Clinician, MGH Lurie Center for Autism

Susan Senator

Author, Advocate

Parent of an Autistic Adult

Susan Shanske, MSW, LICSW

Director, Transitional Care Support, BRIDGES Adult Transition Program, Boston Children’s Hospital

Nicole Simon, EdM, LABA, BCBA

Senior Behavioral Consultant, MGH Lurie Center for Autism

Maura Sullivan, MPA

Senior Director of Government Affairs and Health Policy, The Arc of Massachusetts

Director, Operation House Call

Karen Turner, MS, OTR/L 

Patient Navigator for Autism and Developmental Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital

Amy Weinstock

Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health at UMass Chan Medical School’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

Instructor, UMass Chan Medical School Department of Psychiatry