Lisa Drake, M.CI.Sc., SLP(C), CCC-SL, program director for autism services at The Hanen Centre is an experienced speech-language pathologist, whose clinical work has focused on children with autism spectrum disorder and their families for more than 10 years. Her responsibilities include program development, as well as the development of resources to support professionals' and caregivers' efforts to facilitate the social and communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. Ms. Drake leads More Than Words(R) workshops and other related trainings for speech-language pathologists around the world.