ATTAOTR clip - Jennifer Kaufman

Here’s a clip from tonight’s episode of Around the Table with the AOTR.

What does real allyship for neurodivergent people actually look like?

It starts long before a crisis, and guest Jennifer Kaufman—a New Jersey school principal, author of Grandparenting on the Spectrum, and creator of First Response Autism—makes the case for why schools, families, and first responders need to change now, not after something goes wrong.

In this conversation with co-hosts Sai Marie Johnson and Beverly L. Anderson, Jennifer shares how becoming an autistic grandparent transformed the way she leads, listens, and advocates. Together, they break down the critical difference between performative awareness and actionable policy—from training emergency personnel to de-escalate sensory overload to building real support systems for families and educators.

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