
Diane Adreon, M.A., has served as Associate Director of the University of
Miami/Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (UM-
CARD) since 1993. She received her Master of Arts degree from Teacher’s
College, Columbia University (1982) where she majored in special education and
applied behavior analysis. Diane is currently a doctoral student in special
education. Prior to working in Florida, She served as Program Coordinator and
later Training Coordinator of the Judevine Center for Autism in St. Louis, MO; her
experience with individuals with autism and their families has extended over more
than 25 years.
Diane has presented and consulted nationally and internationally on high-
functioning autism and Asperger’s Disorder and has authored two books on
autism spectrum disorders, Simple Strategies that Work! Helpful Hints for all
Educators of Students with High-functioning Autism, Asperger Syndrome
and Related Disabilities (2006) (with Myles & Gitlitz), and Asperger
Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical Solutions for School Success
(2001) (with Myles). In 2002 she received the Autism Society Literary
Achievement Award with Brenda Smith Myles. Diane was an invited guest editor of
a special issue on Assessment of Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum
Disorders in Assessment for Effective Intervention. In addition, she is the editor of
the Florida Asperger Syndrome Times (FASTimes) and has authored several
articles on high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Disorder. Diane is on the
Editorial Board of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities and is a
consulting editor for Intervention in School and Clinic, and the International
Association for Special Education.






Simple Strategies That Work! Helpful Hints for All
Educators of Students With Asperger Syndrome,
High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities
By Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical
Solutions for School Success
By Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon
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