Summary
Alix Generous is a young woman with a million and one ideas — she’s done award-winning science, helped develop new technology and tells a darn good joke (you’ll see). She has Asperger’s, a form of autistic spectrum disorder that can impair the basic social skills required for communication, and she’s worked hard for years to learn how to share her thoughts with the world. In this funny, personal talk, she shares her story — and her vision for tools to help more people communicate their big ideas.
Published Sep 8, 2015 | By TED
Profile
Alix Generous is a college student and biology researcher with Asperger syndrome. She stresses the importance of building accepting environments for all kinds of minds. Alix Generous is a nationally acclaimed public speaker, published scientist, and mental health advocate. She advocates for disabled youth through speaking at events like TED and Girls Inc. Her passion for helping others led her to create the Peer Mentorship Program at AutismSees.
