Autism Directions

Description

Dr. Lilian Saltel is the owner of Autism Directions. She completed her PhD, with major in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). She is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and provides services that are in accordance with the professional and ethical standards of her licensing board.
Dr. Saltel has been working with children with autism and other disabilities for over eight years. Her expertise includes working with pre-school and school-age children. Regarding pre-school children, she has trained staff and family members in ABA principles, programed for skill acquisition and developed behavioural plans. Dr. Saltel has also collaborated with daycares and pre-schools when necessary. Regarding school-age children, she has worked collaboratively with schools in developing Individualized Educational Plans, trained teachers and educational assistants, and collaborated with other clinicians such as speech pathologist or occupational therapist to develop language and motor skills. In her practice, Dr. Saltel has been teaching adaptive, academic, communication, and social skills. She has developed successful interventions to decrease problem behaviours. Dr. Saltel’s goal is to build functional skills that promote a better life quality for children with autism and their families.