Gretchen Kirby is an educator in the field of

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and autism intervention. She is a special education consultant in the state of

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who has been working in the field of

for over 20 years.

Education

Kirby graduated from the

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in 1992 with a

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. She received a

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in early

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in 1989, also at the

Career

Kirby is the former Autism Specialist for the

Department of Education, as well as the overseer of a federally funded grant program. She also worked in the psychiatric and neurodevelopmental genetics unit at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Project Director for autism family studies. From 2000 to 2004, Kirby served as the statewide autism consultant for the

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Department of Education, in charge of statewide training and technical assistance. She works as a private autism consultant in the state of

, who provides training and technical assistance at the school district and individual team level.

References

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