Editors

Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly, M.S., CCC-SLP

Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly, M.S. CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and member of the Autism Society of America’s Panel of Professional Advisors. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Autism Society of Connecticut and the National Advisory Board of Directors of the Special Minds Foundation. A frequent workshop presenter, Ms. Twachtman-Reilly provides consultation and training workshops regarding autism spectrum disorders (ASD) through the ADDCON Center, LLC in Higganum, Connecticut.

In addition to her consultative work, she also serves as a speech-language pathologist fat Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in Hartford, Connecticut where she provides both evaluation and treatment. At CCMC, Ms. Twachtman-Reilly contributed her expertise to the design and implementation of the Autism Spectrum Assessment Program (ASAP), a program focusing on diagnosis of children under age five. In the recent past, she served as a member of CCMC’s Clinical Feeding Team, where she was involved in the evaluation of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum.

Ms. Twachtman-Reilly is also the speech and language consultant at Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island where she conducts evaluations and provides strategies for addressing social and language-based aspects of problem solving and behavioral issues. In addition to serving as the associate editor of Autism Spectrum Quarterly and writing her column, “Tips for Translating Research into Practice”, Ms. Twachtman-Reilly is the co-author with Diane Twachtman-Cullen of the book How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up?: Quality Indicators for Effective Service Delivery. She is also the author of two chapters that address communication in children with autism spectrum disorders. Her latest article, co-authored with Sheryl C. Amaral, M.S. CCC-SLP, MBA and Patrecia P. Zebrowski, M.S. OTR/L, focusing on addressing feeding disorders in children with ASD, was recently published in the journal Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, in its special issue, Clinical Forum on Dysphagia in the Schools.