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Kaelynn
Partlow

Netflix's "Love On the Spectrum" · Author of "Life On The Bridge"

Kaelynn Partlow is an autistic therapist, public speaker, content creator, and author of Life on the Bridge. She shares autism insight through national speaking events, social media, and her work at Project Hope Foundation to promote real-world autism support and inclusion.

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AuthorAutism & NeurodiversityBelonging Colleges and UniversitiesDisability EqualityEducation Influencer/Social MediaMental Health

Four talks,
built to be used.

Each one moves past surface-level awareness into what people can actually do differently on Monday morning.

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 highlights 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 tools, shared language, and a more practical approach to workplace neurodiversity.

Autism 101

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, resistance to change, social skills and executive functioning. Whether you work 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 personal experience as an autistic adult and a professional background in autism services, this session explores how higher education can better support neurodivergent students: how executive functioning, communication, sensory needs and social skills show up in college life, and what faculty and staff can do to help across classrooms, dorms, advising offices, campus events and social life.

Top Autism Tips for Educators — Insights from the Inside

An "insider's perspective" on how to better support autistic students. Kaelynn breaks down the why behind common autistic behaviors — sensory sensitivities, meltdowns, rigidity — in ways that are both relatable and actionable, with concrete strategies to improve communication, redirect challenging behavior, reduce frustration and adapt to change.

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

The book

Life on
the Bridge

Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist

A book that draws from both Kaelynn's personal experiences and professional expertise to bridge the gap in understanding between autistic and non-autistic people.

With a new introduction by Cian O'Clery, director of Love on the Spectrum.

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Full bio

Diagnosed at 10.
Translating ever since.

Kaelynn Partlow was diagnosed with autism at the age of 10. She is best known for her appearance on the Netflix series Love on the Spectrum, where she became a recognizable and relatable voice for autism advocacy. Through her social media platforms, Kaelynn reaches millions with a message of meaningful inclusion, practical strategies, and systemic change.

She is the author of Life on the Bridge, a book that draws from both her personal experiences and professional expertise to bridge the gap in understanding between autistic and non-autistic people.

Since joining Project Hope Foundation in 2015 as a Registered Behavior Technician, Kaelynn has played a key role in leading therapy sessions, mentoring staff, developing training materials, and providing nationwide autism education as a public speaker.

2015At Project Hope

NetflixLove on the Spectrum

MillionsReached online

Praise

What organizers say.

"As a rising star in the field, Partlow is poised to become this generation's Temple Grandin."

Furman University

"Kaelynn's presentation was one of the best I've ever seen. Her communication was clear and her use of video to provide examples of the points she was making was excellent. I appreciated her message and willingness to challenge the perspectives of those in the audience by modeling how she challenges her own."

Erick Dubuque, Ph.D., LBA, BCBA-D

"I am getting a ton of messages about how amazing Kaelynn is. Everyone is sending similar messages of how much they learned, how generous Kaelynn is with her time and patience. We adore her as a human and we are humbled by the work she is doing."

Pace UniversitySchool of Education

"Kaelynn was off the charts AHHHHHHHHMAZING! Truly, after 10 years of running this luncheon… I have to say that Kaelynn was my most favorite speaker. She did a fabulous job, was well prepared, poised — and you can tell she took to heart the conversation that we had over Zoom. EVERYONE at the luncheon was absolutely floored and inspired by her. The buzz is so positive!"

Cindy B.Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center

"Kaelynn was great! She is a fantastic presence and speaker. We were very excited to have her!"

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