David is a Registered Behaviour Analyst at ACT. David holds a Bachelor of Psychology, Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) en intervention comportementale auprès des personnes présentant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA), a Master in Education (Learning Design) and has completed a BCBA verified course sequence at Florida Institute of Technology. David also speaks English, French and Spanish.

David has worked with children diagnosed with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders for the past five years. He has spent most of his career working in early intervention. He has experience in assessment and intervention using the ESDM approach, and other evidence-based interventions based on naturalistic teaching strategies.

David also has experience with adolescents with severe problem behaviours, teaching functional communication training, using the Hanley approach. David has taught goals in a variety of settings such as schools (teaching IEP goals), agencies (teaching social peer groups) and home settings (teaching verbal behaviour). David has also worked with non-verbal kids on how to communicate through PECS and speech generation devices.

“I work at ACT because I really enjoy the multidisciplinary approach, the team, the importance given to naturalistic teaching strategies and the growth opportunities.”

If you could have any exotic animal as a pet, what would it be?
Cheetah

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Lasagna

What’s your favourite holiday?
Christmas

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Dorah speaks both English and French and holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Ottawa. She has experience working in various fields, ranging from administrative support to customer service. In recent years, she has focused primarily on education, where she has developed strong skills in teaching and tutoring students.

I was drawn to ACT Learning Centre because its mission strongly resonates with my own values. I am passionate about helping children grow and thrive in their own unique ways, and I would love to contribute to their well-being through this role.

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Either South Korea or Norway in the summer.

If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Plantain cooked in literally any way.

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