Spectrum Chats: Dating and Relationships

Moderator: Kathleen Ferrelli,   MS, CCC-SLP, is originally from the eastern shore of Fairhope, Alabama. She has a bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Alabama and a master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Georgia Southern University. Kathleen has spent the last two years as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Williamson County Schools and at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center. She currently works at a private practice in Cookeville, TN. She connected with Autism Tennessee in the fall of 2019 as a facilitator for the Autism Tennessee Connect Group. Kathleen loves working in the fulfilling field of speech-language pathology because she gets to work in diverse age groups and with a variety of disabilities and disorders. Working in this diverse field motivates Kathleen to make a difference in multiple aspects of her patients’ and patients' families lives. Kathleen enjoys watching old films, gardening, and hiking. Kathleen currently lives in TN with her husband and puppy.

If you have situations that have occurred that you would like the presenter to use as an example of using perspective-taking, send an email describing the situation to outreach@autismtn.org. 

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