Chloe Rothschild has recently joined the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) team as an educational consultant. With a background in autism advocacy and education, Rothschild brings both professional expertise and a deeply personal commitment to advancing supports for individuals with autism.
Rothschild has dedicated over a decade to autism advocacy, a journey that began following a formative experience at a summer camp. This event inspired her to leverage her lived experience as an autistic self-advocate to educate others and promote systemic improvements.
Her professional accomplishments include serving as secretary on the board of The Arc of the United States, co-chairing the National Council of Self Advocates, and contributing to the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) advisory board. Additionally, she collaborates with organizations such as the Institute for Exceptional Care and was the 2020 recipient of the David Joyce Advocate of the Year Award from the Autism Society of America.
Rothschild also co-authored My Interoception Workbook: A Guide for Teens, Adolescents, and Adults. In her role as a student support specialist at a school for students with autism, she designed communication supports, developed visual aids, and implemented innovative interventions to enhance educational outcomes.
As an educational consultant, Rothschild is contributing to the development of training materials and professional development programs, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices. Her initial work includes projects related to the Tadpole Clinic Project, which provides behavioral intervention for toddlers in social communication and engagement skills, and she is poised to expand her involvement across TRIAD’s initiatives. Her lived experience and professional insights uniquely position her to enrich the interdisciplinary efforts of TRIAD and the broader Vanderbilt Kennedy Center community.
“Chloe is a well-known and highly regarded professional and advocate, said Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, co-director of TRIAD. “She brings lived experience as an autistic woman, the professional experience of working in an autism clinic to teach important skills to autistic children as well as presenting on various key topics in numerous venues, and advocacy experience across several important organizations or areas. All of this brings a depth to our team that – in a short period of time – has already made TRIAD more well-rounded and dynamic. She’s a transformational person and leader, and I’m extremely excited she decided to join us.”
