Meital
Pascal

Meital Pascal is a PhD student in the Constantiner School of Education at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Dr. Orly Lahav.

Her research takes a capacity building approach and focuses on the strengths of adults on the autism spectrum – a field which remains under-researched.

Meital aims to develop a practical online learning program to improve current intervention programs for this target group. Her strength-based learning program strives to promote awareness among adults on the autism spectrum of their own strengths, increase their self-esteem, and contribute to their well- being. Meital hopes that her research approach will help change dominant perceptions about autism and thereby contribute to the integration of adults with autism into society.

Meital grew up in Holon and currently lives with her spouse and two children in Kibbutz Nahsholim in the Hof HaCarmel region. She received a BA in education and MA in learning disabilities from Tel Aviv University. She has extensive experience working with children on the autism spectrum both as an educator in a school environment and on an individual basis. Her work in the field led her to research challenging notions concerning the empowerment of adults on the autism spectrum. In addition to her research, Meital teaches in the Department of Special Education at Kibbutzim College. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, practising yoga, and hiking in the woods near her home.