26. Evelyn Ain

As petite as she is, Evelyn Ain is not to be messed with. She’s a fighter who won’t give up until she wins. And, unfortunately the number of people she’s fighting for rises dramatically daily. You see, Evelyn’s an autism advocate: publisher of Spectrum magazine, co-founder of Autism United, and CEO of the newly formed International Council of Childhood Developmental and Psychological Disorders, which advocates for syndromes ranging from autism to learning disorders to ADHD and mood disorders, and more. The organization services a startlingly large population of one in four children nationwide who suffer from developmental and psychological disorders. Whether it’s through her magazine or her testimony before government panels or one-on-one talks with distraught parents, she wields the power to speak for millions of children who often cannot speak for themselves.