So I was working as a nanny at the age of 17 for a little boy with low functioning autism. While working with him the family could not afford to pay for their private pay BCBA and me. So they let him go for a little while. While he was gone I taught my boy to dress himself, feed himself, ask for things using 1 word request.... About 4 months later the BCBA was able to come back. I knew nothing about ABA but was told to do the assessment with the BCBA. At the assessment the BCBA was shocked by everything my baby could do that he couldn't do 4 months before. I was offered a job on the spot. My first day working with a client in ABA was my 18th birthday.
Since getting started in ABA over a decade ago, I have worked with kids ages 1-27. I have LOVED my job. I have worked with low functioning and high functioning children with Autism and everything in between. I have worked with individuals with Aggression, SIB, Eloping, Property Destruction, Yelling, Cussing, Tantrums, Lack of Social Skills, Lack of Compliance, Lack of Communication, and soo soo much more.
The highlights of my career are potty training a teenager in 3 days, having a client win "most improved" for his school after working with him for just 6 months, and having a kid finally understand how to blend words (aka read) after trying to teach him for 4 years!
Outside of work, I have the best job in the world as a mom. I adopted my children through foster care and have loved every child that has been in my home. My own children receive ABA from another company, so I know how important it is. I am married to an amazing man named Jordan, who is also an ABA therapist. On top of that I am an aunt to 3 young nephews. I have a sister who is an ABA therapist, a sister who is a ESL teacher, and then have 2 brothers (5 of us total). My mom is also a ABA therapist. In my spare time (ha!) I like to make jewelry, paint, go to the beach, volunteer at church, and quilt.
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