Did you know autism can be diagnosed in children as young as 14 months of age? Parents typically are told to "wait and see" despite having concerns about their child's development. And far too often doctors are looked at as the experts of children, when in reality — that's you — the parent! This is a necessary shift your child deserves as your entire family navigates autism. 

I believe in collaborating with the families I work with, where we bring our expertises together - you as the expert of your child and me as an expert of autism. So the next question likely becomes “why should we partner with you as our child’s provider?” As a child psychologist, my specialty  is in autism diagnosis and therapy, especially for young children. I have over a decade of experience conducting gold-standard evaluations for autism and research to advance knowledge about early autism signs with over 25 peer-reviewed publications/book chapters. My training was completed at prestigious autism centers, including Florida State University where I earned my PhD, Duke University where I completed my clinical internship/residency training, and the University of Pittsburgh which were the capstones of my training - post-baccalaureate and post-doctoral.