Cara Ryan Idriss is a PhD candidate in Cultural Anthropology interested in autism in adulthood. Her dissertation research focuses on a French government-funded initiative to promote the inclusion of students on the autism spectrum in French universities. Since 2017 she has participated in pre-dissertation research with autistic-run networks in the U.S., focusing on the ways autistic people provide support to each other in the face of limited social services for adults with developmental disabilities, and in the face of societal hostility towards autistic difference. Cara’s scholarly research builds on previous professional work with disabled students at NYU, particularly her work with colleagues and autistic students in the creation of NYU Connections ASD.