Ep. 61 - Kerry Magro

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Transcript: https://bit.ly/AIAe061

Dr. http://www.kerrymagro.com , Ed.D. was nonspeaking till 2.5, diagnosed with autism at 4 and didn’t speak in complete sentences until 7 years old. Today as an adult he is an award-winning autistic professional speaker, best-selling author and autism consultant to the HBO series Mrs. Fletcher and the latest season of Netflix’s Emmy-Award Winning Series ‘Love on the Spectrum U.S.’ He started professional speaking 13 years ago via the National Speakers Association after he fell in love with theater as a child to help with his social and communication skills. Today he has spoken at over 1300 events during that time include 2 TEDxTalks and a 'Talks at Google' presentation. In addition, Kerry is CEO & President of https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/se..., a nonprofit organization that hosts inclusion events and has provided 150 scholarships for autistic students for college and counting since 2011.

He’s provided 27 small business grants for small businesses that hire people with disabilities and has played Santa Claus for autistic and special needs children for the past decade to give them an opportunity to meet Santa in a sensory-friendly environment. 

In his spare time, he hosts a Facebook Page called https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/se... that now has 278,000 Facebook followers where he does on-camera interviews highlighting people impacted by a diagnosis to help break down barriers in our community. His videos he’s produced have been watched over 35 million times.

Kerry’s best-selling books https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/se..., and https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/se..., https://www.amazon.com/I-Will-Light-U... and his latest, https://www.amazon.com/Autistics-Auti... have reached Amazon Best-Seller Lists for Special Needs Parenting. His latest book ‘https://kerrymagro.com/award-winning-... was released on April 2, 2024 for World Autism Awareness Day!

Connect with Kerry:

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https://kfmmakingadifference.org/

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