Marilyn Thatcher Ph.D., and Kathleen O'Shea, MA share their experience in working with children with developmental disorders in their new video series. This information is usually only available by attending one of Marilyn or Kathleen's seminars. Frontal Lobe Productions now makes it possible for you to purchase one of their seminars on video so you can conveniently learn about current research and strategies for working with children with developmental disorders.


Marilyn Thatcher, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Dr. Thatcher holds a graduate degree from Stanford University with major academic emphasis in assessment of child development and neuropsychological functioning as related to learning and behavior, and has worked in her field for over thirty years. Her doctoral dissertation was titled: An Application of Piaget Theory to Autism. Initially a teacher and school psychologist, she became interested in the underlying brain development of childhood disorders. Dr. Thatcher worked with the California Regional Center system for many years in addition to teaching child development at San Francisco State University.

Dr. Thatcher is currently traveling throughout the United States presenting the most current information on autism, Asperger';s disorder, Tourette';s syndrome, childhood Bipolar disorder, ADHD, non-verbal learning disability, and obsessive compulsive disorder. She maintains her private practice which specializes in the assessment of children with developmental challenges. Dr Thatcher is a life member of the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.


Kathleen O'Shea, M.A.
Child Development Specialist, Director of Operations, Frontal Lobe Productions
Kathleen O’Shea is a child development specialist with more than twenty years of experience in the fields of early childhood education and early childhood special education. In addition to serving as a classroom teacher and an early childhood intervention specialist, Kathleen has a child with special needs - giving her a unique hands-on perspective. She has provided education, understanding and support to over two hundred children and families. She is currently co-writing a children's book with her oldest son.

Kathleen holds degrees from the University of California Santa Barbara and Sonoma State University. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the council for Exceptional Children.

 

Cal lives with his mom, dad, and two brothers in Ashland, Oregon. He's got a dog Jill, two cats named Tally and Sally. He also has a dog named Charlie. And he's got a grumpy cat, Sampson (aka "Grammar"). His brother has a rat named Dumbo. She's in the picture with Cal