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</section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b57f77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8b57f77" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-405ede9" data-id="405ede9" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8ad5416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="8ad5416" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Edlyn Pe帽a, Ph.D.</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e623a9 elementor-widget 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She is an award-winning researcher who studies ways to support autistic students, from Pre-K through Higher Education, As a scholar and advocate for communication and inclusion rights of the Autism Community, her work has reached international audiences. 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