Dr. Hurwitz began her career as an interventionist in 1995, working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in clinics and classrooms from Washington, DC to Christchurch, New Zealand. She focused on teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder to communicate, play, and adapt behaviorally to the real-world situations in which they found themselves. After moving to Indiana she led a series of social skills groups for a research study at the Sarkine Autism Treatment Center at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. In addition, Dr. Hurwitz teaches Special Education to undergraduates in the Teaching All Learners program and to graduate students.