Amanda has more than 30 years of experience as an occupational therapist. She received both her Master of Occupational Therapy and her Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy from Texas Woman's University. Although she specializes in pediatrics, due to her unique skillset, she works with adults as well. Her primary goal in practice has been to "never do a disservice to a client or family due to a lack of knowledge" and constantly challenges herself to think outside the traditional box of therapy. She has had extensive training with Masgutova Neurosensory Motor Reflex Integration (MNRI) and is a level one core in training; has completed levels 1-4 with Kinesiotaping; is certified with Handwriting Without Tears; is a Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention provider; Brain Gym instructor and consultant. Amanda closed her private practice in 2014, but continues to see clients privately in the home setting. She has taught continuing education courses on a variety of topics for the past 20 years and after 32 years of practice, recently retired from the school setting. She is the co-developer of the Universal School Function Tool and the developer of the Restroom Skills Evaluation and Remediation Tool. She has been a collaborator on numerous grant projects, developed motor lab curriculums for two projects and designed the SMaRT cart as part of an autism grant project. She was an editor for MNRI Archetype Movement and Integration.