Emily has worked with neurodivergent students in multiple capacities since 2016. She received her B.A. in Special Education and Elementary education in 2021 and her M.ed in Learning & Technology in 2022. Emily has worked with young children in early intervention settings and with middle and high school students in functional classrooms, vocational classrooms and in alternative EBD settings. Areas of expertise include skill acquisition for adults and children, teaching alternative behaviors, facilitating job skills, social skills, and daily living skills, and increasing communication through functional communication. Emily is very passionate about creating a neurodiversity affirming education space. Currently, Emily is a doctoral student at Concordia University - Chicago, where she studies Special Education Leadership.