Therapy & Support
Dr. Jennie provides developmental therapy as well as academic support for individuals with autism and their families. All therapeutically related services are personalized for each family and may include assessments, direct treatment using the DIR/Floortime approach, parent coaching using the PLAY Project methods, and home consultations.
Dr. Jennie co-hosts a monthly parent support group with Dr. Lina Moyano, and frequently offers social skills groups in collaboration with music therapist Sarah Galvan.
Education
Dr. Jennie is an educator at heart and provides educational support to a variety of groups as well as individuals. She has extensive experience training parents, professionals, and organizations across the country on a variety of topics including Autism 101, DIR/Floortime, How to Make Learning Meaningful, and The Power of Play. Trainings for schools and organizations can be personalized upon request. Individual teacher consultations are additionally available using a number of methods including Teaching PLAY. To support individual students, school consults are available and a great way to have a deeper understanding of what is happening in the school setting. Academic supports at home are also available and a way to extend the learning into the home setting.
Advocacy
Bringing awareness and creating advocates for the autism community is one of the key components of Dr. Jennie’s work. She has been actively involved in increasing autism acceptance through community collaborations, including teaming up with local theater company, New City Players, storytelling events (RAW and City Speaks), and regularly shares information through local podcasts and interviews.
In 2018 she teamed up with the City of Fort Lauderdale and other developmental therapists to create the annual event, ‘Connect & Play,’ the only celebration that happens in south Florida on world Autism Awareness day, with the goal of bringing the community together to engage around meaningful experiences to celebrate this important day. Dr. Jennie is also the founder of ‘Autism Family Field Trips’ in South Florida that bring families together for community experiences in a sensory-friendly environment.