1 in 36 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (Maenner, 2023).

I provide parental coaching and consultation to navigate Autism/ADHD across schooling, family, and daily life.

Not sure if your child has autism, please take the MCHAT screener below.

https://paddallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-CHAT-Revised-Questionnaire.pdf

Translating interventions across settings

Member, ECHO Autism IDD

Member, Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce

Member, ECHO Autism ID

Member, Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce

I am a Behaviorist (PhD, Applied Behavioral Analysis) who studied education and child development from cradle to college. I provide consulting in the following areas:

  • Navigating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD interventions

  • Helping build a team of service providers, identifying supplemental after-school and summer programming to suit your child’s individual needs

  • Implementing interventions from the therapeutic setting into your home and daily life using specialized toys, books, and materials

  • Schooling - including navigating the high school to college transition, identifying colleges with robust support for students with ASD & ADHD

  • College readiness skills, accommodations

  • Diet/nutrition coaching to support brain health

  • Discuss developmental concerns and identify appropriate service providers for assessment and services, even if your child does not have a diagnosis but parents are concerned.

    Children require many opportunities to learn skills in their natural environment, including modeling to generalize the skill.

Accessing Education; the individualized pathways.

Schooling is a dynamic process that requires considerable planning and consideration as children grow and develop from kindergarten through college.

I work with parents to:

  • Develop family-centered goals

  • Identify school readiness skills

  • Understand the process of education from kindergarten to higher ed

  • Navigate the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)

  • Navigate the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

  • Navigate the Transition Planning for Higher Education (goodness of fit for college).

  • College decisions entail many aspects, including which college to attend, what kinds of academic and sensory support are necessary? Should your college-bound teen start at a community college and transfer, or attend a 4-year college directly? What types of academic preparedness, self-advocacy, executive functioning skills, living skills, and social communication skills are correlated with successful college outcomes? What can parents do to help their college-bound teens prepare for this milestone? Let’s talk.

Rates

Consulting Session

Online or in-person (on Bainbridge only), this is designated for parents to ask questions, share information and develop family-centered goals for education and daily life.

60 mins | $350 | Get started

Coaching session

Online or in-person (on Bainbridge only), this session will help you learn about about how to implement strategies from therapeutic/school settings to the home/daily life. This session will also highlight parenting practices that will best support your child’s development and schooling.

50 mins | $300 | Get started

Private pay only, no insurance accepted.

Payment will be collected prior to appointment times.

If you would like to schedule an appointment please fill out the form and we’ll be in touch shortly.

I would like to discuss ASD, child development, and schooling, today.