Kala Omeiza

Kala Allen Omeiza is a prolific author at the intersection of race, culture, and autism. Her latest book, "Autistic and Black: Our Experience of Growth, Progress, and Empowerment," has received widespread acclaim for its in-depth exploration of the unique challenges and triumphs faced by autistic individuals of minority backgrounds.

Kala is the founder and leader of I’m Heard, a nonprofit channeling efforts towards the destigmatization of mental illness in minority communities. She has also worked on various research projects on neurodiversity and mental health at Harvard, Duke, Harvard Medical, and as a US Fulbright scholar in Nigeria.

Kala coined the Hedonic Flywheel Effect terminology, a concept she has derived from established principles in Psychology and Business to empower individuals of all neurotypes to discover their passions.

She is a graduate of Miami University and a master's graduate of Psychological Research from the University of Oxford.