My interest in psychology started when I was in undergrad. My best friend’s son was diagnosed with autism and, when I was working with him and helping her look at what treatments were available, I was also in my Psychology 101 class and it was very challenging and very interesting and that kind of directed me into psychology. My experience has mostly been working with kids with autism. Up through my internship I did focus mainly on doing behavior therapy with kids on the spectrum. I love how unique each child is. No matter who I work with, they always have some kind of interest that’s different from all the rest. I enjoy working with children, more so than adults, and I feel like preventive care is the most important issue so working in elementary schools has kind of been my passion. I really like to focus in as early as possible to help guide them through what they need to learn to be fully-functioning members of the community.
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