Summer Perkins, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist with a Master's degree in Communicative Disorders. She has held roles as a Clinical Professor at the University of Florida and Director of a Pediatric Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Chicago. Summer specializes in working with Children and Adults who neurodiverse conditions like, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Down Syndrome, and other issues. Summer is currently developing an innovative program that redefines language therapy for neurodiverse individuals, focusing on self- and co-regulation, advocacy, and social-emotional goals using trauma-informed techniques. Summer will share how we too can use these tools to better understand the brain and improve how we manage our emotions.