Shirley Sutton BSc OT, OT Reg.(Ont.) has worked with children and teens with special needs for over 30 years. She currently has a private practice in Collingwood and also works for Children's Therapy Services of Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital in Early Intervention. She is well known as a presenter across Canada. She is also known for her co-authorship of the book, Building Bridges through Sensory Integration (OT for Children with Autism & Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders by Yack, Sutton and Aquilla 1998) and Learn To Print & Draw A Visual - Kinesthetic Program by Wahl and Sutton. Shirley also contributed to Kevin Stoddart's 2005 book, Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome ( JKP Publisher). Shirley is primarily a clinician, and currently consults for several Community Living Associations and Autism Ontario. Her special interests and training include developmental disorders (including autism), sensory integration, and early intervention.