I was born and raised in Northern Ireland and moved to the USA in 2002. I graduated from Pacific University in Oregon in 2007 with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and completed my internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. I returned to Portland in 2007 and completed my postdoctoral training at the Autism Clinic at OHSU in Portland, Oregon and then opened the Portland Autism Center in 2011.
I have also spent time working with Dr. Tony Attwood in his clinics in Australia, participating in treatment sessions, diagnostic evaluations and groups.
Not currently accepting new treatment clients or evaluations.
Interview with Ana Elisa Villalaz of Logos, Panama in December 2020 for the Global Autism Summit.
Life on the Autism Spectrum:
A guide for Girls & Women
In 2015, I published a book, Life on the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Girls and Women.
Working on this book was a true labor of love, and it was an honor to work on it with my mentor and good friend, Dr. Tony Attwood.
This book focuses on explaining why ASD can look different in females, and how this can lead to a diagnosis being overlooked. This book contains information, tools and strategies to help females on the autism spectrum in their day-to-day life. It can be purchased from jkp.com, amazon.com, or through your local book retailer.