Tara Delaney, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist who has worked with children for more than a decade and a half. She founded BabySteps in 1998 to provide consultative, evaluative, and direct treatment services in schools and private settings. BabySteps recently expanded its charter and was renamed Steps Therapy to reflect the expanded populations now being served. Tara is the Executive Director of Steps Therapy Inc. and specializes in sensory integration, autism, ADHD and learning disabilities. She is commissioned regularly by school systems to work closely with early education teachers on ideas to promote a more integrated learning environment within the classroom. Tara developed the Making Senseory® series to highlight how the nervous system's processing of sensory information is a crucial foundation for academic and social success. Tara regularly conducts seminars nationally and internationally on sensory integration, child development, Autism and behavioural issues. Her book, The Sensory Processing Answer Book, is currently available in bookstores.

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Heather Dukes-Murray, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Daily Behavioral Health. She specializes in assessing, diagnosing, and treating autism. Dr. Dukes-Murray conducts social skills groups for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, social pragmatic communication disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorders. She also has significant experience treating children and adolescents with mood and anxiety disorders, behaviour issues, and mental health difficulties associated with trauma exposure. Dr. Dukes-Murray provides effective treatment strategies and interventions utilizing evidence-based practices, clinical expertise, and client and parent input. In addition to her clinical skills, she excels at presenting complex information in a manner accessible to audiences with a variety of backgrounds and expertise levels.

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Kathy Morris, MEd, BS, has over 42 years of experience working with children and adolescents with severe behavioural difficulties including those with autism, ADHD and executive dysfunction. During this time, she has collaborated with families, educators, counsellors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and medical professionals throughout the world.

Kathy has keynoted many national/international conferences. She is a frequent guest on a local news program promoting research-based techniques for working with children and adolescents with ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and executive functioning differences. Kathy provides technical assistance in classrooms across the U.S, Canada, and several international countries.

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