Sue Rubin, owner and CEO of Sue Rubin Consulting provides autism related presentations and consultation for a variety of audiences.  Sue is a graduate of Whittier College, a published author, has been the subject of two public television documentaries along with authoring and being the subject of the Academy Award nominated documentary “Autism is a World” which appeared on CNN in 2005.  Sue was diagnosed with autism and an intellectual disability at age four. She was introduced to Facilitated Communication, a form of augmentative communication at age thirteen and became fully included in academic classes at Whittier High School where she graduated with honors.  Sue has served as an inspiration and role model for people with disabilities nationwide, advocating for disability rights and showing families that it is possible for an adult with a significant disability, to live a full and fulfilling life in spite of many challenges.

    Mission statement 

“Basically, I want to advocate for non-verbal people with autism who have not had the opportunity to learn to type using facilitated communication. When people watch me type, quite often they are surprised because of my lack of speech, my echolalia, and my body movements which all point to an intellectual disability, not an intelligent mind in a non-functional body. I want as many people as possible to see me so they can realize what a mistake they are making in judging intelligence by smooth movements and the ability to speak.”