Gary Larkin has been a practicing special education teacher at the middle and high school levels for over 20 years. He holds an M.A in Counseling Psychology and an M.S in Special Education. Gary also teaches a class on "Mainstreaming" in the teacher credential program of a private university in the greater Los Angeles area, and is an expert on Special Education Law, Classroom Modifications, Program Accommodations and Learning Disabilities. He also has a private Educational Therapy practice in which he provides educational therapy, such as Digital Auditory Aerobics, which is based on the Berard Method, consults with schools on ways to best serve the special needs child in the general education classroom, and acts as an advocate for these children and their families at IEP meetings. Gary is also a licensed Marriage Family Therapist Lic. # MFC 41009, specializing in working with special needs children and their families. He is currently writing a book to assist these families in accessing the necessary services, self-help, and support. Gary is also the father of a teen-aged son with Autism.

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