Janet Price

Janet Price is the Director of Transition Services for the Weinfeld Education Group, and manages the Discovering Your Future program for young adults seeking alternatives between high school and college or the working world. Janet is the co-author of Take Control of Asperger's Syndrome: The Official Strategy Guide for Teens with Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder (Prufrock, 2010) Janet holds a B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

Following a decade of service in the U.S. State Department that included overseas travel as part of the White House delegation for two U.S. Presidents, Janet found a new use for her skills in negotiation and diplomacy when her son was identified as gifted and learning disabled. She successfully advocated for appropriate placement and services to fit his unusual learning profile, and soon set out to help others do the same. From 2002-2003 she served as a Board Member of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Gifted and Talented/Learning Disabled (GT/LD) parent advocacy network. Janet helped to organize the 2003 "Diamonds in the Rough" conference on GT/LD issues, co-sponsored by MCPS, the GT/LD Network, Montgomery College, and AEGUS and attended by over 400 educators, parents and professionals. Janet has conducted workshops for the Montgomery County Recreation Department focusing on organizational skills as they apply to parenting and household management. Janet is the co-moderator of a popular internet forum dedicated to Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and writes a special education column for Examiner.com.

Since joining the Weinfeld Education Group, Janet's advocacy practice has focused on gifted/learning disabled education and autism spectrum disorders including Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and High Functioning Autism. Janet has conducted teacher in-service seminars on Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and adapting curriculum materials for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and has participated in a top-to-bottom curriculum review for a Washington, D.C. area private school for students with special learning needs.