A Registered General Nurse and a qualified Health Visitor, she has a Master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and extensive experience of working with children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties. During the past five years she has specialised in Autism Spectrum Disorders and as part of this, Elizabeth has facilitated regular workshops for parents of children who have recently been diagnosed, offering them information and techniques to help them manage their children’s behaviour. These sessions have been well attended with positive feedback. She also works with children and young people who are on the autism spectrum on a one-to-one basis.