She has always had a great passion and special interest in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Melissa has extensive experience in this area, specialising in early intervention. She is experienced in behavioural approaches and more specifically, applied behavioural analysis (ABA) therapy. She connects well with children with a very fun, enthusiastic, structured, ‘firm but fair’ approach in her therapeutic style. She seeks to support parents and families in building their toolbox and confidence to manage behaviour and develop skills, as well as working with schools to support students with ASD. Melissa can provide support in the areas of general behaviour management, social skills training, emotion management (anxiety, anger, depression) and toilet training.