Speech-Language Pathologist Vanessa Curl is a Speech-language Pathologist who has been practicing since 1999 in the Rio Grande Valley. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders from Texas Woman’s University and a Master of Arts in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas-Pan American with emphasis in bilingual intervention. Her qualifications and skilled intervention include proficiency in augmentative communication devices, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), DIR Model, Sensory Integration, TEACCH, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), visual phonics, Beckman Oral Motor Therapy Approach and PROMPT.

Occupational Therapist Dawn Francis is a graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. Dawn has been a licensed occupational therapist since 2000 and has solely worked with the pediatric population. She is well versed in a variety of treatment approaches however specializes in the areas of autism treatment and sensory integration. Dawn has been trained in ABA, the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT), DIR Model, PECS, and TEACCH.