Todd’s World

Todd Simkover has an M.A. in Critical Disability Studies from York University in Toronto.  Driven by his own lived experiences on the autism spectrum, he understands first-hand what the life challenges are.

Todd is a strong advocate for creating greater acceptance of those with neurological differences and promotes a neurodiversity-based model of autism, focussing on strengths and talents as opposed to deficits.

In addition to being a motivational speaker with international aspirations, Todd’s completed Master’s thesis entitled “[Addressing] Barriers to rewarding work: Employment issues among people on the autism spectrum” is soon to be published in an upcoming book co-edited by Dr. Kevin Stoddart and Dr. Anne Fudge-Shormans.

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Autism Pride Day & Why I think the flag BLEW instead of “flew” in 2018 720 960 Todd Simkover
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Autism Pride Day & Why I think the flag BLEW instead of “flew” in 2018

Today is Autism Pride Day, however due to the need for physical distancing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, autism advocates and self-advocates including myself are celebrating it “slightly” differently this year. The reason I am saying it’s only “slightly” different this year is because the main way Autism Pride Day has been celebrated prior…

The Day the Autism Pride Flag Blew in Toronto & Why Neurodiversity Matters 599 399 Todd Simkover
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The Day the Autism Pride Flag Blew in Toronto & Why Neurodiversity Matters

As visitors to my Autism Self-advocacy Services business website can observe, the Home page displays a photo of me beside a gigantic flag consisting of a multi-coloured infinity symbol, with the Rotunda (platform area) of Toronto City Hall in the background. While this symbol is very familiar to virtually all hard-core autism self-advocates including myself,…

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