Wendy. J. Ross, MD, FAAP is the Inaugural Director of Jefferson’s Center for Autism and Neurodiversity. She graduated from Mt Sinai School of Medicine and completed Pediatrics residency at Yale and Developmental Pediatrics fellowship at Harvard. She started the first autism air travel program, upon which legislation was based and for which she was named a top 10 CNN Hero. She has worked with sporting venues, museums, and healthcare enterprises to make them places of belonging for the neurodivergent population. She developed interdisciplinary courses at Jefferson University combining design and health with community engagement and speaks internationally on the topic.