Autism Asperger Syndrome Consulting Group, LLC

The Autism Asperger Syndrome Consulting Group, LLC is focused on intervention-based services for children, adolescents, and adults with characteristics of Asperger Syndrome and PDD-NOS.  We are not a diagnostic clinic.

Our services include (but are not limited to):

• Observation & Interview
• Staff Observation & Training
• IEP Preparation & Participation
• Social Skills Groups 
• Life Skills Coaching
• Job Placement and Coaching
• Functional Assessments & Behavior Modifications
• Academic Tutoring
• Conferences/ Workshops/ Seminars/ In-Services
• TOPS 3: Elementary (Test of Problem Solving 3: Elementary)
• TOPS - Adolescent (Test of Problem Solving - Adolescent)

Services are extended to individual families, behavioral companies, and school systems.

Director of Services

Kerry M. Mataya - AASCG Director and Asperger Consultant for Birmingham Area

Kerry M. Mataya holds a Masters Degree in Education with emphasis in Autism and Asperger Syndrome from the University of Kansas.  There she studied under Dr. Brenda Smith Myles, who was the reason behind her interest in Asperger Syndrome.  Kerry is the vision and the creator behind Autism Asperger Syndrome Consulting Group, LLC (founded February 2004).  As a consultant, Kerry creates and oversees programs in the Birmingham, Huntsville, and surrounding areas.  She contracts with school systems, Vocational Rehabilitation, and individual families to work directly with clients diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome of all ages in the Birmingham area for year round services.  Kerry has presented at numerous conferences and school in-services around the state, and loves any opportunity to educate others about Asperger Syndrome.  Kerry also believes in providing support and encouragement not only to her clients, but to the whole family.

We have most recently started a non-profit organization to meet the needs of individuals living with Asperger Syndrome.  You can find more information at www.aspergerconnection.blogspot.com.

M.S.Ed. University of Kansas, Overland Park, KS; Master of Science in Education; Special Education coursework with Emphasis in Autism and Asperger Syndrome, August, 2003

B.A. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; Psychology, December, 2001

Publications

Myles, B.S. & Mehaffey, K.H. (2003). IEP
Process, Encyclopedia for School Psychology. 3.

Mehaffey, K.H, (2002, Winter). 20 Ways to Get Into the Mind of Someone Who Has Asperger Syndrome. The Source: A Publication of Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S., Inc.

Mehaffey, K.H. (2002, Winter). Autism-Asperger’s Syndrome & Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond book review. The Source: A Publication of Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S., Inc.

Other Professional Experience Includes:

2004-2010 Asperger Consultant, Mountain Brook County School System, Mountain Brook, AL
2006-2010 Asperger Consultant, Shelby County School System, Birmingham, AL
2003-2010 Perspective Taking Groups, Birmingham, AL
2003-2010 Academic Tutoring, Birmingham, AL
2003-2010 Life Skills Coaching, Birmingham, AL
2003-2010 Social Skills Groups, Birmingham, AL (Kindergarten - Adult)
2003-2010 Behavior Programming, Birmingham, AL
2006-2006 Moderator, Asperger Parent Support Group, Mobile, AL
2005-2006 Moderator, Adult Support Group, Birmingham, AL.
2004-2007 Moderator, Asperger Parent Support Group, Birmingham, AL
2003-2006 Director, IMPACT Young Adult Support Group, Birmingham, AL
2004 Staff, Camp Determination, Olathe, KS
2002-2004 Conference Hostess, Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Overland Park, KS
2003 Cabin Leader for Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Camp Determination, Olathe, KS
2003 Student Teacher, West Englewood Elementary School, Kansas City North, MO
2003 Group Leader, Social Skills Group for Students with Asperger Syndrome, Overland Park, KS
2003 Principal Investigator, Conflict Resolution for Students with Asperger Syndrome, Overland Park, KS
2003 Observation and Participation, Louisburg Elementary School, Louisburg, KS
2002 Observation and Participation, Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, KS
2002 Observation and Participation, Sherwood Center, Kansas City, MO
2002 Observation and Participation, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Academic Modifications
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• Behavior Contracts
• Behavior Reduction Methods
• Best Practice Intervention Options
• Boundary Setting
• Bullying
• Characteristics of Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Choice Making
• Comic Strip Conversations
• Continuous Data Collection to Guide Instruction
• Developmental Therapy
• Direct Instruction
• Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
• DTORF-R Assessment
• Environmental Assessment
• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
• Gluten free-Casein free (GFCF) Diets
• Group Teaching
• Hidden Curriculum
• Home to School Reports
• “How Does Your Engine Run?” (Sensory Program Developed in Lee’s Summit School District)
• Inclusion
• Individualized Education Programming (IEP)
• Incidental Teaching
• Integrated Play Groups (IPG)
• Joint Action Routines
• LIFT Programming and Interventions at Elementary and Middle Schools in Blue Valley District (Based in ABA and DTT)
• Methods of Data Collection (i.e. Frequency, Duration, Interval, and Time Sample)
• Musically Adapted Social Stories
• PEP-R Assessment
• Peer-Mediated Social Interaction Procedures
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
• Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
• Power Card Strategy
• Priming
• Reinforcement
• Role Models
• Self-Help Skills
• Self-Management
• Self-Monitoring
• Sensory Integration Therapy
• Sensory Diet
• Social Autopsy
• Social Skills Training
• Social Supports
• Social Stories
• Staff & Parent Training
• Structured Teaching
• Target Behavior
• TEACCH Strategies
• Toileting
• Work Systems
• Visual Schedules
• Visual Structure