Kaelynn Partlow

Autism in the Workplace

As an autistic adult who lives and works in both neurodivergent and neurotypical spaces, I offer firsthand insight into what real inclusion looks like on the job. This session will highlight actionable, workplace-specific strategies that support autistic employees, including how to recognize and respond to accommodation needs, best practices for communication and how to reduce barriers to participation and productivity. Whether you’re building a more inclusive culture or supporting an individual employee, this talk provides actionable tools, shared language, and a more practical approach to workplace neurodiversity.

Autism 101

This session is designed for anyone looking to strengthen their inclusive practices — in classrooms, clinics, offices, or public spaces — by moving beyond surface-level awareness to real-world application. Beginning with a comprehensive, but fast-paced overview of autism, we’ll discuss solutions to common challenges like sensory sensitivities, meltdowns, and resistance to change, social skills, executive functioning, and more. Whether you’re working with children, adults, students, employees, or clients, you’ll gain strategies to reduce frustration, increase effective communication, and foster genuine connection.

Different Wiring, Same Campus: Supporting Autistic Students in Higher Education

College can be a time of growth, independence, and discovery, but for autistic students, it can also be a crash course in unspoken rules, sensory overwhelm, and inaccessible systems. Drawing from both my personal experiences as an autistic adult and my professional background in autism services, this session will explore how higher education environments can better support neurodivergent students.

We’ll discuss how challenges with executive functioning, communication, sensory needs, and social skills show up in college life, and more importantly, what faculty and staff can do to help. You’ll learn strategies for promoting access in classrooms, dorms, advising offices, and campus events, and social life.

Whether you’re an educator, disability services provider, or someone who simply wants to be more inclusive on campus, this talk offers actionable insight and practical tools that can make a lasting impact.

Top Autism Tips for Educators - Insights from the Inside

Drawing from her dual experience as an autistic adult and a professional providing autism services, this presentation offers educators an “insider’s perspective” on how to better support autistic students. Kaelynn breaks down the why behind common autistic behaviors like sensory sensitivities, meltdowns, and rigidity, and explain them in ways that are both relatable and actionable. Using real-world clinical experience, she shares concrete strategies educators can implement to improve communication, redirect challenging behavior, reduce frustration, and adapt to change. Attendees will walk away with useful tools, and a deeper understanding of how autism can impact students. Learning objectives include:

• Expanding staff skill repertoires for managing challenging behavior
• Identifying why changes in routine can be difficult for autistic learners and employ strategies to help students move forward
• Understanding the fluidity of autistic sensory needs and utilize tools to increase student’s ability to self-manage