Allison met Dr. Northington in 2011 and the two began dreaming of an autism-based clinic where children could come and receive all their therapy services under one roof. Six years later, P.A.C.E.S. is truly the culmination of those dreams! Allison has had a particular interest in autism and speech therapy since babysitting for a family with a child who had autism while she was in high school. Since that time, she has served as a therapy assistant at a autism-based speech therapy clinic, interned in a school with an autism/A.B.A. program, and focused her speech therapy clinical work in the field of autism. She graduated magna cum laude from Valdosta State University with her master's degree in Communication Disorders in 2010. Allison is certified in Talk Tools(c) oral motor therapy and the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol. In her spare time, Allison enjoys traveling with her husband, Ryan, and spending time with their three sons.