Amy Gravino is a certified autism specialist and professional public speaker and writer whose work focuses on sex and sexuality among autistic people. As founder and president of A.S.C.O.T. Consulting, she offers autism consulting and college coaching services for individuals on the spectrum, mentoring services for young adults with autism, and professional presentations for conferences, autism events, schools and professional development workshops. She has an M.A. in applied behavior analysis from Caldwell University in New Jersey. Gravino is working on a book, “The Naughty Autie,” a memoir of her experiences with relationships as a woman on the autism spectrum.
Amy Gravino
Autism consultant
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