AUTUMN TERRILL

Producer

Raised in Iowa, Autumn Terrill attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California where she began crafting a one-woman show about her brother. Meanwhile, Autumn gave four transformative years of service to the Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis providing support services for persons with disabilities. Under the direction of Dean Strober, Ms. Terrill performed her play “GORK!” at the New York International Fringe Festival winning “Best Solo Show.” Using her unique brand of irreverent and ironic comedy Autumn aimed to demystify the world of the developmentally disabled while shedding a humorous and compelling light on a group of people often misunderstood.

In March, 2004 Autumn launched Storytime with A.D.A.M. (Adaptive Dramatic Affect Method) offering creative play sessions for children (6-11) with autism and other disabilities, designed to inspire learning and elicit language through a high energy, literature guided, creative play session. In 2006, Autumn received the Catherine B. Reynolds Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship at New York University and began her graduate career at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Autumn is currently developing strengths-based interventions for children with disabilities, their families and communities. She graduated with a Masters of Arts in May 2008 with the goal of expanding Adam-in-Action, an organization that supports projects that promote social change for people with disabilities.

For more on this endeavor, visit AdamInAction.com