About Aaron

Aaron Lanou is an educational consultant supporting schools and organizations to reach all kids with inclusive, strengths-based practices.

Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning, Aaron coaches teachers and others to teach and support autistic students and all kids with a variety of academic, executive functioning, and social support needs. A member of Carol Gray’s Team Social Stories, Aaron also provides Social Stories workshops and collaborates with Carol and the team to continually update and refine the Social Stories philosophy and approach.

Aaron was previously a special education teacher in the New York City Public Schools and Executive Director of the Nest program at NYU, leading the nation’s largest inclusion program for autistic students.

Aaron developed dynamICONs after years of impromptu doodling on sticky notes to help clarify directions in his classroom. He formalized the strategy for a workshop for teachers in the the Nest program.

Find out more about Aaron’s work and contact him at his website: aaronlanou.com

Aaron lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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