Spectrum Sundays

Monica Fenwick, Miss Greater Watertown of Connecticut, is an active and dedicated autism advocate for her community. Her initiative, "Autism Speaks: It's Time to Listen", has been a long-time passion for hers. Through her advocacy, she hopes to be a “piece to the puzzle" in creating a more accepting and inclusive world. She is pursuing a degree in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies with a concentration in Communication Sciences Disorders and a minor in Education from the Assumption University in Massachusetts.

You can follow her on Instagram (link below) to support her journey to Miss Connecticut this April 2021. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Monica!

Monica: Instagram - Email

Miss Connecticut: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss New York: Website - Instagram - Facebook

Miss Pennsylvania: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Music: Sunset On Terra by HYBRID V is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM

Basmah Alshatti is a second-year graduate student at the University of Missouri studying Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders recently highlighted her as a student leader for her best care practices and personal journey. She serves as a great example of student initiative and expertise within the autism community. In this episode, she discusses with us about her previous clinical experiences as an SLP in Kuwait, navigating the SLP field as a bilingual, and the lessons she has learned as graduate clinician working with individuals on the autism spectrum. We are honored to welcome Basmah to Spectrum Sundays and to help spread her message of inclusion for all. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Basmah!

Basmah Alshatti: Instagram

Thompson Center: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Podcast

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss New York: Website - Instagram - Facebook

Miss Pennsylvania: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Music: Sunset On Terra by HYBRID V is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM

Spectrum Sundays is excited to share our official mission and vision statements. Our Mission is to educate the general public about autism spectrum disorders while empowering individuals to share their stories. Our vision is to cultivate a community of inclusion, appreciation, and acceptance for individuals and families in the autism community.

You can now find the Spectrum Sundays podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Radio Public, and Pocket Casts. All of our videos are available on Instagram (@MissCentralPA / @MissThousandIslands20NY), Facebook (Miss Central Pennsylvania 2020 Meghan Sinisi / Miss Thousand Islands NY 2020 - Francesca D’Alessandro) and YouTube.

“Spectrum Sundays” is a weekly series committed to bringing together autism professionals and advocates. We would love to share your personal stories! Please feel free to message us or email [email protected] if you would like to be featured on Spectrum Sundays.

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss New York: Website - Instagram - Facebook

Miss Pennsylvania: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Music: Sunset On Terra by HYBRID V is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM

We want to take the time to look back on the past year and look forward to all that is to come in 2021. We are so proud of how much Spectrum Sundays has grown in the past 9 months and we are forever thankful for all the support we have received from our viewers. We especially want to thank all of our guests who have shared their personal stories with our audience. Our series would not be where it is today without your support. 

We are excited to announce our plan for expanding the outreach of Spectrum Sundays, with the release of our series on a variety of social media and podcast platforms, as well as a new branding and logo design. 

We will be taking a brief intermission from our interviews in observance of the upcoming holidays, but please join us on Sunday, January 10th for the reveal of our new logo and to learn where you can access all of our future episodes.

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Please help us welcome Chris Wenger back to Spectrum Sundays! Chris, better known as “Speech Dude”, is a Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in therapy for high school-aged students. We are so excited to share more about his professional experiences, his future aspirations and his tips for creating inclusive communities. Please make sure to follow him on social media and visit his website for resources (links below). And if you missed his original visit with us (Ep. 36), make sure to check it out. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Chris!

Chris Wenger: Website - Instagram - Facebook

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss New York: Website - Instagram - Facebook

Miss Pennsylvania: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming back Kylie Shepard, who serves her community as Miss Olympics 2020 in the state of Washington! Kylie dedicates her time to advocating for her social impact initiative titled, “Overcoming Adversity: Shining a Light on Invisible Disabilities”. We had so much fun getting to know Kylie and are very excited to share her story with all of you. Please make sure to give her a follow on social media (links below) and wish her luck on her journey to the Miss Washington stage. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Kylie!

Kylie Shepard: Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss Washington: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Please help Spectrum Sundays welcome back one of our recent guests, Christina Beard! Christina is a fellow autism advocate and Miss America sister who currently serves her community as Miss Forest Park. Christina has been advocating for autism on behalf of her brother since she was a little girl and hopes to continue doing so as the next Miss Missouri. We had such a great time learning more about the wonderful things Christina is accomplishing in order to strengthen the autism community and we are very excited to share more about her personal journey. Please make sure to give her a follow on social media, explore her website at and take her pledge to See the Able Not the Label (links below). And if you missed her original interview with us (Ep. 33), make sure to check it out! Thank you so much for visiting with us, Christina!

Christina Beard: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss Missouri: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

This week, we are thrilled to welcome back a very special guest to Spectrum Sundays. Jessie Ginsburg is the Founder of Pediatric Therapy Playhouse (a multidisciplinary clinic in Los Angeles), a viral video creator, a board member of the California Speech Language Hearing Association AND a momma to two boys. She has been published multiple times in the ASHA Leader, presented in various professional conventions and created “ASD from the Inside Out”, an online training course for SLPs working with children on the spectrum. Please make sure to give her a follow on social media (links below) and explore her website. Also make sure to check out her original visit with us (Ep. 32) if you missed it. Thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with us, Jessie!

Jessie Ginsburg: Website - Instagram - Facebook

Pediatric Therapy Playhouse: Website - Instagram - Facebook

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Please help us welcome Chris Wenger to this week’s episode of Spectrum Sundays! Chris, better known as “Speech Dude”, is a Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in therapy for high school-aged students. In our conversation, we discuss how goals and objectives change for students on the spectrum as they enter high school and the importance of inclusion. He also shares about his inspiration for becoming an SLP and how he incorporates his love for music in his therapy sessions. We are so excited to share all that he is passionate about! Please make sure to follow him on social media and visit his website for resources (links below). Thank you so much for visiting with us, Chris!

Chris Wenger: Website - Instagram - Facebook

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

This week on Spectrum Sundays, we are excited to share more about the mission and community service work of Abigail Bachman. Abby is a passionate autism advocate, Miss Pennsylvania candidate and promotes her social impact initiative, “Early Autism Awareness”, across the state of Pennsylvania. She dedicates her time to providing early intervention resources to childcare providers and educates the general public about the early signs of autism. She also recently graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Disability Services and plans to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy. You can follow Abby’s journey to Miss Pennsylvania on social media (links below) and utilize her autism resources on her website. Congratulations on all your accomplishments and thank you for visiting with us, Abby!

Abigail Bachman: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Podcast

“Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates!

Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter