My name is Elizabeth Gudiel, and I am the Clinical Director in our Salt Lake City region. My journey into ABA is very unique to say the least…I was just about to start school at Cal State LA when my son, Julian, was diagnosed with autism. His diagnosis changed our lives dramatically; I had originally wanted to become a Special Education teacher but had to place my education on hold in order to take care of my son.
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Behavior Frontiers is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Autism Alliance of Michigan’s Autism Hero Walk! This wonderful event takes place at the Detroit Zoo, and gives individuals with autism and their families the chance to be heroes for the day. Participants in the walk will also be invited to spend the day at the zoo, with fun activities for the kids, an autism resource fair, and plenty of photo opportunities with the superheroes!
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A little over thirty years ago I learned about Autism. I was a young girl, and a close family member was diagnosed with “Severe and Profound Autism”. Despite learning of Autism over thirty years ago, I had no idea what ABA therapy was until 2008. I happened to apply for a job because it involved working with children with Autism. I was truly amazed at what I saw just in the first week of working as a behavior technician. After years of observing other strategies and therapies, I had never seen such an effective, systematic, enjoyable, and individualized therapy as ABA.
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