Sheila Wagner, MED is a certified special educator who has been in the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for over thirty-five years and retired from the positions of assistant director of the Emory Autism Center at Emory University and director of the Monarch School-Age Program. She is author of Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism, Inclusive Programming for Middle School students with Autism, Inclusive Programming for High School Students with Autism, Understanding Asperger's Syndrome-Fast Facts: A Guide for Teachers and Educators to Address the Needs of the Student, and /i> Special People Special Ways. Ms. Wagner continues to consult to schools and is a national and international speaker and educational trainer on inclusive programming for K-12 students with ASD. Ms.Wagner has published widely in this field, including two books (for elementary and high school students with ASD), which both won the Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Literary Work of the Year (2001 & 2010). She has consulted widely to schools throughout Georgia and the nation and acted as an expert consultant for television series for Hollywood Health and Society for over nine network shows and online streaming.