Janet Price

Janet Price holds a B.A. from George Washington University in International Affairs. Following a decade of service in the U.S. State Department, 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, 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 an internet forum dedicated to Nonverbal Learning Disorder. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Family Support Center in Bethesda, MD, where she serves on a working group for Peer Mediation programs to combat bullying in schools.

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 Kingsbury Day School in Washington, D.C.