Lisa Kuntz: Transforming Autism Support – From University Role to Global Advocacy and Awareness Efforts

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Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Send us a text What if your curiosity led you to an unexpected career path that changes lives every day? Lisa Kuntz, the inspiring director of the Pierce Autism Center at Touro University, shares her remarkable journey into autism support and education with us. Starting with a chance role at the university, Lisa's commitment to understanding the unique challenges faced by autistic individuals has helped pave the way for improved insurance coverage and advocacy efforts. Y ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:10.2	Broadcasting from Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.5	Join us as our guests tell us their stories
0:20.9	Some will make you laugh
0:22.5	Some will make you cry
0:24.3	Real life people
0:26.9	Who will inspire
0:28.8	And show that you are not alone
0:32.5	In this world
0:34.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness
0:37.1	Acceptance and a better understanding for autism
0:41.5	around the world.
0:52.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World. Today we have the pleasure of hosting
0:58.3	Lisa Coontz, director of the Pierce Autism Center at Toro University in Henderson, Nevada. She will
1:04.8	recount her personal journey from her early days at the university with limited knowledge of autism
1:10.1	to her growth and development
1:11.7	of significant relationships. We are delighted to have her on the show. Thanks for coming on.
1:17.0	Thank you very much. Oh, it's my pleasure. How did your journey start into the autistic world
1:22.6	working at the college? Totally by chance. I started here at Torau University about 11 years ago, and I was going to
1:31.3	be the director of their health center. But the health center wasn't opened yet, so they still had
1:37.4	a couple of things to do in the buildouts. So I said, I'll just help out over here in the autism
1:43.3	center. I, like you, knew nothing about it.
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