Amanda is a PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Toronto. She received her Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) designation through the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education program from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. She also holds a Master of Arts in Critical Disability Studies from York University where she researched the inclusive education experiences of autistic students within the Toronto District School Board. Her doctoral research focuses on how autistic students and their families experience their schoolyards.