Author: Valerie L. Gaus

Valerie L. Gaus, Ph D, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Long Island, New York. She has provided mental health services to people with autism spectrum disorder since receiving her doctorate in 1992. Dr. Gaus serves on the advisory board of the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association and on the grant review committee of the Organization for Autism Research, and has lectured internationally on Asperger syndrome and related topics. She is the author of Living Well on the Spectrum (for the general public) as well as an acclaimed book for therapists on conducting cognitive-behavioral therapy with people on the spectrum.