Mighty Member since June 2018
For more visit edgeoftheplayground.com. Mikhaela Ackerman is an adult on the autism spectrum. Diagnosed with ASD at 5 years old, the rate of autism was only one in every 2,000 children, and even more of a rarity in girls. Mikhaela and her mother were faced with the task of creating roadmaps to navigate autism in a time when few were available. She writes from her own experiences, giving a glimpse into her world. She founded a blog “Edge of the Playground” in February 2018 to help individuals on the autism spectrum with adulthood transitions and their families. Mikhaela is a contributing author on The Mighty and spoken at various autism events. She has also successfully led autism fundraising campaigns. Mikhaela earned her Juris Doctorate in law in 2016 with the intention of using her legal skills to advocate for others on the autism spectrum.