Simone Griffin

Simone Griffin is a registered Speech & Language Pathologist in Ontario, Canada. For the past 10 years she has worked exclusively with individuals with autism spectrum disorders in Australia, UK and Canada. She has supported individuals with ASD in a range of different settings including special schools, resource bases/satellite classrooms, mainstream settings (e.g., nurseries, schools and leisure/community activities), hospitals & health clinics and also privately in their homes

Simone has trained in, and uses, many different approaches and strategies when providing Individualized assessment, programs and support for people with ASD and their families. Some of these include:

- Hanen (e.g., More Than Words/TalkAbility);

- PECS/Pyramid Approach to Education;

- ABA/IBI, Verbal Behavior programs;

- Social Stories, picture scripts and sequences;

- TEACCH strategies, visual supports, timetables;

- Low/High tech alternative augmentative communication

Simone was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2006 which allowed her to travel and study different autism programs in the USA, UK and Canada. She was awarded an Autism Research Training Scholarship in 2009 and is currently studying at McMaster University in Canada (research in autism) and recently published her first book about autism, Motivate to Communicate: 300 Games and Activities for Your Child with Autism (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).