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Elissa Ball


Elissa Ball is a former data analysis intern for Spectrum. Prior to coming here, she worked in the Yonkers Public Library and as a tutor for Kaplan Test Prep. She earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, with a minor in mechanical engineering, from the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.

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Illustration shows person talking to boy with autism sitting on the curb while parents or other community members talk to police.
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Why autism training for police isn’t enough

By Elissa Ball, Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
26 November 2020 | 16 min read
pre teen boy is at doctor's office getting a routine checkup
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Autistic and non-autistic youth get different healthcare as they age

By Elissa Ball
23 September 2020 | 3 min read
Illustration shows figures of BIPOC navigating a landscape of uncertainty.
Spectrum

Almost one-third of autistic children in the United States live in poverty

By Elissa Ball
19 August 2020 | 1 min read

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