About the Author

Maureen Flanagan is a pediatric speech/language pathologist. For the past 37 years, she has worked in private schools, public schools, infant programs and clinical settings with children with a variety of disabilities. Presently, Ms. Flanagan has a private practice with offices in Silver Spring, MD. and Harwood, MD. where she provides speech/language services to children and adolescents aged birth through 16. She has worked extensively with children with a diagnosis of ASD in a classroom setting, a group setting and individual sessions.