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Sandy Ludwig, along with her team at Music4Life, provide recreational music and music therapy.

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Dr. Jane Summer has over 30 years of experience supporting individuals with autism and their families. Dr. Summers received her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Toronto/OISE in 1991 and became a registered psychologist in 1995. Her first position was with the Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She also held an appointment as an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine during part of this time. Dr. Summers moved to Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children’s Hospital in 1994 where she held a number of positions over a 20-year period, including director of outpatient mental health and behavioural services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and clinical supervisor with a community-based program for children with autism spectrum disorder. She started at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in 2014 to take the position of Director of Interprofessional Practice with the Underserved Populations Program (child, youth and family, dual diagnosis and geriatric mental health). Dr. Summers has been working with Always Connected Treatment Network since 2018.

Areas of expertise: Autism, ADHD, Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis

Dr. Jane Summer has over 30 years of experience supporting individuals with autism and their fami... Read More

I believe in meeting each child where they are, whether that’s in their words, their gestures, or their silences, and working together to unlock their fullest communication potential. At the heart of my practice is creating safe spaces for children to express themselves freely. I aim to build trusting relationships where children feel valued, seen, and understood. My work is driven by the belief that every child has a unique voice, and it’s my job to help them find it. I I specialize in supporting children with a variety of communication needs, including: Speech clarity Early communication development Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) use Social communication and language skills.

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