Barry M. Prizant, PhD

Dr. Barry Prizant is one of the world’s leading experts on neurodiversity and autism. With degrees in communication disorders and sciences, and psycholinguistics, he has more than five decades of experience as a clinician, international consultant, and researcher. The bestselling author of Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism, he is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Rhode Island, and coproducer and cohost of “Uniquely Human: The Podcast,” which has garnered more than 2 million downloads and is ranked No. 1 in neurodiversity and psychiatry podcasts.

Tom Fields-Meyer, an author, ghostwriter, and editor, is coauthor of Uniquely Human with Dr. Prizant. He wrote the memoir Following Ezra, a chronicle of raising a neurodivergent son that was a National Jewish Book Award finalist. His writing about neurodivergence and other topics has appeared in a wide range of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.