Dr. Sallows

Director, EAP

Dr. Sallows is a Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He is the President and co-founder of the Wisconsin Early Autism Project.

He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oregon. Dr. Sallows served as Director of the Project for Psychotic and Neurologically Impaired children for fourteen years and Director of the Primary Prevention Project for five years at Mendota Mental Health Institute prior to founding WEAP.

He also served as Director of the Youth Counseling Program at the Children’s Psychiatric Center at the Community Mental Health Center in Freehold, New Jersey.

He has taught at the University of Wisconsin and in a variety of other forums. He has published and presented nationally and internationally in the areas of child treatment and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Dr. Sallows is a member of the American Psychological Association, Wisconsin Psychological Association, National register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and the Autism Society of America.

 

Tamlynn Graupner

Director, EAP

Tamlynn Graupner, MS is cofounder and CEO of the Wisconsin Early Autism Project. She has supervised the administration of therapy programs for over 1000 children. Ms. Graupner was trained to assess children by Dr. Ivar Lovaas and has been assessing children with autism for over 10 years.

She holds a B.S. in Psychology and Behavioural Science from the University of South Florida, and an M.S. in Early Childhood Development – Early Childhood Administration from the University of Nebraska.

Ms Graupner is currently completing her Ph.D. in Pediatric Neuropsychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. She is interested in comparison of brain differences in children with autism prior to treatment and following therapy.

 

Brenda Boehm

Director and Senior Consultant, EAP Malaysia

Brenda Boehm is the Director of Early Autism Project Malaysia.

After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies, she began working at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project in Wisconsin, USA.

Brenda has run parent trainings, developed the centre based programmes, set up EAP groups and written / facilitated a variety of training workshops.

She has since worked with more than 100 children diagnosed with autism of varying age and skill level and their treatment teams located in Wisconsin and Illinois (in USA), as well as Australia and Malaysia.

 

Jochebed Isaacs

Psychologist and Senior Consultant, EAP Malaysia

Jochebed (Jo) Isaacs is a Psychologist and Senior Consultant at Early Autism Project Malaysia. She completed her Master of Clinical Psychology at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Jo trained for the consultant role at the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, USA under the guidance of Dr. Glen Sallows, Tamylnn Graupner and Ms. Michelle Sherman. Jo has worked with many children on the autism spectrum in Wisconsin (USA), Perth (Australia), Singapore and Malaysia.

Jo conducts diagnostic assessments and developmental assessments, which includes IQ, adaptive behaviour and language tests. She has trained parents, therapists and professionals on a variety of topics including ABA, discrete trial, teaching play and social skills, teaching language skills and developing positive behaviour support plans.

 

Gan Huy Sien

Consultant, EAP Malaysia

Gan Huey Sien is a Consultant at Early Autism Project Malaysia. Sien has been the Group Instructor for School Readiness, Friendship and Building Conversation Groups at EAP.

After completing her Master’s Degree in Special Education and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Bemidji State University in Minnesota, United States, she worked with many children with special needs including children on the autism spectrum. While teaching in the United States, Sien also conducted academic, adaptive and behaviour tests.

She has written Individualised Education Plans for children with varying special needs and provided support to many general education teachers.

 

Jessica Sivaguru

Consultant, EAP Malaysia

Jessica Sivaguru is a Consultant at EAP Malaysia. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York.

Before training to be a Consultant, Jessica worked as an ABA therapist for over four years, mostly with families engaging EAP’s consultation and training.

Jessica also has been facilitating a variety of EAP groups since 2008 such as Toddler’s Playgroup and Life Skills Group.

 

Lee Yu Ying

Consultant, EAP Malaysia

Lee Yu Ying is a Consultant at EAP Malaysia. She began her career working with young children in education 7 years ago and children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder since 2007.

Graduating from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Yuying also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2006.

After she started as a part time therapist in her student year, Yu Ying then worked with children on the autism spectrum as a Lead Therapist and provided training for therapists and shadow aides. Yu Ying was also exposed to a programme focusing on Verbal Behaviour when working in the U.K.