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| Specialty Resource Contacts: | Post Secondary | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Self Advocacy |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Modified/naturalized applications of evidence based practices for students with autism in inclusive education settings; AAC for individuals with ASDs, meaningful interpersonal relationships between students with and without disabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Paraeducator training; training and technical assistance to agencies, school staffs and early childhood educators about autism spectrum differences, individual Positive Behavior Supports, building natural supports/friendships; compilation of The Inclusion Notebook; college lifestyles for all | ||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Supports to families affected by autism spectrum differences; facilitated communication; DIR/Floortime; individual Positive Behavior Supports; recreation/leisure; building natural supports/friendships | ||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Education: Ph.D. Developmental Psychology. Yale University, 2000. (Fellow, Yale Bush Center for Child Development/Social Policy, 1987-1995.) M.Ed. Special education. University of Hartford, 1982 (Connecticut Teacher Certification); B.A. Psychology. UConn, 1975.
Prior employment: Linda H. Rammler, M.Ed., Ph.D., Consultant; Focusing on Autism, Positive Behavior Support, and Inclusion (private practice 2009-present); UConn UCEDD Research Associate (2009); Autism Spectrum Differences Institute of New England, Inc. Executive Director (2007-2009); Rammler & Wood, Consultants, LLC, and Linda H. Rammler, Consultants. Private practice (1985-2007) including Director, transdisciplinary professional practice team (1992-2006) and "School-without-walls" program (1996-2004, 2007-08); State of CT Department of Developmental Services. Director, Planning and Evaluation. (1982-1985), Planning Analyst (1980-1982), Behavior Modification Program Specialist/Acting Functional Education Program Supervisor. (1979-1980), Recreation Program Instructor (1977-1978), Human Rights Aide (1976-1977), Teacher Aide (1974).
Technical assistance provided at systems level to over 20 schools/organizations and to over 80 organizations/schools for several hundred individual students. Developed/delivered over two hundred training workshops and courses, including as adjunct instructor at graduate/undergraduate levels for Framingham State College; Southern Connecticut State University, Tunxis and Manchester Community Colleges, Yale University.
Selected professional activities: AAIDD, APBS, Autism National Committee, TASH/International, TASH/Regional Chapter; invited reviewer (e.g., J.Develop.Proc., J.Interntl.Neuropsych.Soc.); author (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorders and Behavioral/Emotional Challenges in The Praeger Handbook on Learning and the Brain and numerous training manuals and reports; presenter at numerous conferences.
