Lauren Kenworthy is the Director of the Center for
Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National Medical Center and
is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Neurology,
The George Washington University Medical School. She has
specialized in the neuropsychological assessment of children with
social learning disorders and executive dysfunction for over 15
years. In addition, Dr. Kenworthy has published over 20 peer
reviewed papers investigating autism and executive function, as
well as developing the most widely used assessment tool in the
field, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF;
Gioia, Isquith, Guy, & Kenworthy, 2000). Dr. Anthony is a clinical
and developmental psychologist at the Center for Autism Spectrum
Disorders at Children's National Medical Center and an Assistant
Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
and Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) at the
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
(GWU). She leads the intervention program at the Center for Autism
Spectrum Disorders, an active interdisciplinary evaluation,
treatment, research and training clinic. Dr. Anthony has expertise
in developing clinical interventions and over 20 years of extensive
experience in studying and treating behavioural rigidities
(executive dysfunction) and stereotyped behaviours in children with
developmental disorders. In addition, she and Dr. Kenworthy were
awarded an ASD supplement to CNMC's Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental Disorders program to provide interdisciplinary
training in the evaluation, treatment and research with children
with ASD.
For over 10 years, Katie C. Alexander has
dedicated her work to serving individuals with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD), their families, and the professionals who support
them. Katie is an occupational therapist who has conducted research
on cognitive behavioural intervention for adolescents with
Asperger's Disorder and has provided trainings and presentations
both nationally and at the state level. Recently, Katie served as
the founding program director for the Model Asperger Program at
Ivymount School (MAP), where she led the development and
implementation of a model, evidence-based educational programming,
including intervention targeting social competency, positive
behavior supports, and executive function. Katie has since authored
two textbook chapters and continues to develop programming for
individuals with ASD and participate in the research collaboration
between the Ivymount School and Children's National Medical Center.
Monica Adler Werner, MS, is the Director of the Model Asperger
Program (MAP) at the Ivymount School. In that capacity she has
spearheaded the development of a social learning curriculum that
emphasizes problem solving, self advocacy and self regulation. Ms
Werner has been a major contributor to the development of the
intervention. In addition, she is a co-founder of Take2 Summer
Camp, a program designed to develop social thinking, problem
solving and skills. She also serves as an ad hoc public reviewer of
NIMH autism grants.
Lynn Cannon, MEd, is a special education
coordinator at the Ivymount School. She is responsible for helping
to develop and oversee the social learning and academic curriculum
for the lower and middle school students at Ivymount School. Ms.
Cannon is the director of Take2 Summer Camp, a program designed to
develop interaction skills and social thinking in children ages
8–12. . Prior to her work at Ivymount School Lynn was a classroom
teacher at the Lab School of Washington, in Washington DC. Ms.
Cannon has been a major contributor to the development of the
intervention. She has led all of the data collection, the
implementation of the intervention and the training of the teachers
in the pilot feasibility and development trial.
"Provides parents, teachers, and therapists with practical tools and strategies for teaching students with ASD executive functioning skills that will significantly improve their quality of life and promote positive behaviors." --Dr. Deb Leach
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