1 in 36 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (Maenner, 2023). Children with autism have an up to 78%
co-occurrence of ADHD
(Zablotsky et al, 2021).
I provide parental coaching and consultation to navigate Autism and ADHD across schooling, family, and daily life.
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Not sure if your child has autism, as a first step, please take the MCHAT screener below.
https://paddallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/M-CHAT-Revised-Questionnaire.pdf
Not sure if your child has ADHD, as a first step, please take the Vanderbilt Screen below.
https://nichq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NICHQ-Vanderbilt-Assessment-Scales.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 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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, and picking the right school for student success
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 education
Navigate the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)
Navigate the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Navigate the Transition Planning from high school to Higher Education (goodness of fit for college), including individualized college accommodations
College decisions entail many aspects, including which college to attend, what kinds of academic and sensory supports 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.
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