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About Me
Ashley strongly believes that knowledge is power and actively seeks to empower families and neurodivergent individuals. She is on a mission to support families falling through the cracks by offering assent-based, child-centered, neurodivergent-affirming and compassionate care to families of children who may be struggling with emerging "problem behaviors" due to experiencing the world in a different way. Within the medical model, this is often called developmental delays, Autism, ADHD, etc. Although our current system pathologizes these differences, with appropriate supports and accommodations, the world would be a lot safer and accessible for neurodivergent individuals.
One mama said, "Our experience with Ashley has been great! She is kind and compassionate yet professional and extremely skilled. She's amazing at what she does and her passion shows in her work. She truly cares." Another dad shared, "Ashley is amazing. She is knowledgeable, accessible, easy to work with and supportive".

Ongoing Education and Coursework
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Sexuality Education coursework; strong belief in providing neurodivergent affirming care
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Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) and Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) of Severe Problem Behavior
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Assent-based treatment
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Enhanced Choice model
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Treatment for Food Selectivity
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Treatment for Sleep Disturbances
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Toilet Training with dignity
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Setting and holding boundaries respectfully and compassionately
Current Credentials
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Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
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Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
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Licensed Behavior Specialist in PA (LBS)
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Certified Regular Education teacher (K-6)
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Certified Special Education teacher (N-21)
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B.A. Psychology
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Completed training on the Balance Program by Drs. Hanley and Ruppel