Stephen Christopher Nadel is a doctor who specializes in helping people with special needs. He has a degree in education and a master's in social work. Nadel has been working with people with special needs for 12 years and has raised a son with autism. Nadel is interested in working with clients' symptoms, such as anxiety, and on their adjustments into being part of society. He is also interested in working with clients' parents. Nadel's dissertation focused on the support needs of fathers of children with ASD. Nadel understands what it is like to be a parent of a child or adult with autism. As someone who also identifies as having characteristics of the Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP), Nadel also understands and has the experience of empathizing with the challenges and struggles of clients with ASD or other disabilities.