Only the Best
What Makes Us Different
Experience and Credentials. While other consultation services are headed by professionals with credentials in psychology or education, Actualize Autism is different because our consultation services draw from both professional credentials and lived experience.
Polly and Dylan’s experience and credentials translate to practical, insightful strategies and actionable advice. Our services deliver broad applications for autistic individuals, and those who love and want to meaningfully serve and interact with them.
Our consultants
Meet Dylan & Polly
Dylan Emmons
Consultant
Dylan Emmons is an autistic consultant, author, college professor, husband, and father. Diagnosed at age six, Dylan uses his lived experience from the classroom, home life, workplace, sensory, interpersonal relationship, and professional training to help ensure the happiness and success of autistic people.
For the last ten years, Dylan has consulted with organizations serving people with autism, working with colleges, universities, community organizations, and others, translating often hidden or overlooked parts of the autistic experience and offering advice and insights that tangibly improve his clients’ ability to relate to, understand, and support people with autism.
He also offers workshops and professional developments to parents, caretakers, educators, and other professionals.
Polly Emmons
Consultant
Polly has an MSEd in Elementary Education, a BS in Biology a BS in Psychology. With both general education and special education certifications, Polly has taught in a variety of settings, including, elementary general education, district-based contained classrooms, middle and high school special education, and middle and high school inclusion.
She is also a consultant specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sensory Integration as well as a Lecturer Casual at Binghamton University and a published author. Polly is passionate about her work and advocacy, and is the proud mother of two adult children, one of whom is on the Autism Spectrum.
In her spare time, Polly enjoys spending time with her family, gluten-free baking, hiking, biking, reading, traveling, and playing with her “fur babies”.
A Word
From Polly
“My son, Dylan, was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome over twenty-five years ago. From that moment forward, I have been committed to understanding Autism and advocating for individuals on the spectrum and their families. I am delighted to share my expertise and experience as a consultant and am honored to work with individuals, families, communities and businesses who embrace persons with Autism. “
– Polly