College on the Autism Spectrum

Laurie Leventhal-Belfer is a clinical psychologist based in California who specializes in a taking a  developmental approach to understanding mental health disorders. She has worked with autism for 25 years and has expertise in children, teens, and young adults with Anxiety Disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorders/Asperger's Disorder; Stress and Coping; and Emotional Regulation Issues. She also works with adults married to a partner on the spectrum and parents of children, and has published two previous books with JKP. She is the founder and director of  The Friends Program, a therapeutic group program for high-functioning children on the Autistic Spectrum and their parents.