Marissa Pangle combines lived experience as an autistic adult with nearly twenty years of professional work in the disability field. She brings particular expertise in Medicaid Waiver behavior support, adaptive sexuality education, and individualized learning. Her academic background includes a master’s degree in behavior analysis and current dissertation work toward a PhD in Clinical Sexology. She is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider.

Marissa’s perspective connects personal understanding, professional practice, and academic knowledge in ways rarely represented within traditional education and support systems. She is direct, practical, and committed to making complex information understandable and useful. Rather than allowing a diagnosis to determine expectations, she focuses on the whole person and their right to knowledge, informed choice, autonomy, dignity, and meaningful participation.