Superpowers for Good

Superpowers for Good

Nonprofit Works With Individual on Autism Spectrum to Realize Potential and End Isolation

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Devin D. Thorpe
Mar 07, 2019
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Dr. Heidi Stieglitz Ham, an expert in cognitive psychology with a focus on autism, is working to put adults on the autism spectrum in greater control of their lives. The nonprofit she founded, Spectrum Fusion, works to help provide meaningful, strategic connections to people who often feel isolated and alone.

She calls the experience a Reactor Room. By working with an adult on the spectrum to identify a dream, goal, business idea or creative desire, the organization builds a team of reactors to hear and react to the idea.

The reactors, as the audience members are called, then work to help the individual develop or refine a plan to bring the vision into reality. The exercise serves to transform lives both by helping the individual to realize their full potential and by connecting them with a community of support so they are no longer isolated.

Interview with Heidi Stieglitz Ham, the Founder and CEO of Spectrum Fusion.

The following is the pre-interview with Heidi Stieglitz Ham. Be sure to …

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