OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, AFFORDABLE CONSULTATION TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

Are you frustrated with consultation fees totaling hundreds of dollars? With cookie-cutter picture sets that don't quite fit your child's communication book or your picture needs? With books that talk about managing the communication and behaviors of children with autism, but that don't help with your specific problem?

We are two professionals who have over 40 years combined experience in the field of education, including 20 years of experience working with children with autism. Sandy Lewis is a preschool special needs teacher who runs a classroom primarily geared to children with autism, and Jayne Cutright is the speech language pathologist for Sandy's students as well as for the older students with autism in the school. In 2004, Sandy shared the honor of receiving the Carol Gray Award, awarded by Future Horizons to special education teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of a child with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. Sandy was chosen for this national award based on letters submitted by the parents of her students.

Jayne Cutright is a speech language pathologist who specializes in autism. Along with Sandy, she has completed 12 hours of graduate level courses offered by the Autism Training Center of Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Both Sandy and Jayne have been formally trained in the PECS system and Positive Behavior Support, and have completed TEACCH training in Chapel Hill, NC. In addition, Jayne works as a part-time supervisor in the West Virginia University Speech Clinic.

Following are some of the problems for which we have helped our parents find solutions:

• We can't go anywhere with our child.
• We'd just like to be able to go to a restaurant with our child.
• How can we get our child to behave in church?
• Our child tantrums every time we try to go to the mall.
• How can I help my child ride the school bus without a tantrum?
• My child won't eat at the table.
• My child won't sleep in his own bed.
• How can we help our child tell us which fast-food restaurant he wants to go to?
• My child is disruptive at school.

What we offer:

• Training for families, day care and preschool staff
• Home and site visits within 100 mile radius
• Behavior plans
• Social stories
• Visual schedules and other supports for home and community
• Task analyses for self-help skills such as toileting, hand washing, and tooth brushing
• Picture communication theme sets, customized for your child
• Receptive and expressive vocabulary folders