In The Media

Media & Publication Contributions

Here’s a collection featuring Wanda.

Featured Article

“‘I was diagnosed at 46’: Waterloo mom calls late autism diagnosis a relief”
(Waterloo Chronicle)

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Wanda smiling at the camera with Article Text "I was diagnosed at 46" captioned

Articles

ARTICLE: International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

October 2023
Embracing Neurodiversity: Building an Inclusive Future

ARTICLE: Plans and Trusts

September 2023
Working Toward Neurodiversity Inclusion

ARTICLE: Waterloo Chronicle

May 2023
‘I was diagnosed at 46’: Waterloo mom calls late autism diagnosis a relief

ARTICLE: Eastern Workforce Innovation Board (as originally published in The Globe and Mail)

December 2021
How are workplaces supporting Canadian workers with disabilities?

ARTICLE: Reader’s Digest

November 2020
I Was 46 When I Discovered I Was Autistic. Suddenly My Life Made Sense

ARTICLE: Broadview

March 2020
I learned I had autism at 46. I now understand myself.

Podcasts & Video

PODCAST: The Universal Workforce Institute

October 2023
Wanda talks about why accessibility needs to be included in DE&I, the need for representation of women with autism, and how neuroinclusivity efforts benefit everyone in the process.

VIDEO: LSO 2023 Volunteer Award Presentation: Wanda Deschamps

May 2023
Life Sciences Ontario

VIDEO: Accessible Media Interview

May 2022
Invisible Disabilities
(Wanda’s segment begins at 10:43)

VIDEO: AutiTalks

March 2022
Wanda shares her journey as an autistic woman diagnosed late in life and discusses a number of topics such as inclusion at work

Contributions

ORAL PRESENTATION: Gender, neurodivergence and work: Autistic women’s employment experiences in the Canadian context

Nordic Network on Disability research, 2023 Annual Conference
Chawrun I, Tint A, Mistry B, Deschamps W, Dussault A, Holleymeyer C, Spoelstra M, Jetha A, Gignac M, Lai MC, Hamdani Y. (2023, May 11).