WEAP Doctors
Doctors have overall responsibility for treatment. They check progress and adjust the programs for maximum benefit. If families have specific questions or concerns they can contact the Doctors about them.
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Glen O. Sallows, Ph.D. Dr Glen Sallows is cofounder and President of the Wisconsin Early Autism Project. He has been working in the field of autism for over 25 years and has supervised programs for over 1000 Wisconsin children. He received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oregon and trained with Dr. Ivar Lovaas at UCLA prior to starting WEAP in 1993 with Tamlynn D. Graupner, MS. Dr. Sallows and Ms. Graupner continue to study the effectiveness of ABA therapy and have brought this treatment to children in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Central America and Australia.
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Tracy Pritzl, PsyD Dr. Pritzl is a licensed psychologist working out of our Brookfield clinic. She graduated from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology (WSPP) with a doctorate in clinical psychology and a specialty in clinical child psychology. Dr. Pritzl is a Lead Therapist in the surrounding Milwaukee areas where she oversees the treatment of many children. Dr. Pritzl also provides diagnostic evaluations and standardized language, cognitive, and adaptive assessments for the clinic. She has experience working as both a Senior Therapist and a Line Therapist at WEAP. Dr. Pritzl is currently completing additional coursework to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Prior to joining WEAP, Dr. Pritzl worked in a large hospital setting assessing people in psychological crisis and directing their care. She also has experience in outpatient pediatrics, inpatient mental health, and outpatient counseling. Dr. Pritzl currently teaches abnormal psychology and developmental psychology courses to undergraduate students at a local college. |
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Dr. Robert Peyton Dr. Robert Peyton has recently joined Wisconsin Early Autism Project’s Madison Clinic, but he has been serving children with Autism-Spectrum Disorders for over 17 years. He received his Ph.D. in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas, was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester, and a predoctoral intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kennedy Krieger Institute, on the Neurobehavioral Unit and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic. He also ran clinics for self-injurious and aggressive behaviors, intelligence testing, and autism diagnosis at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Peyton’s research includes school interventions, detection and treatment of dementia, functional analysis, antecedent-based interventions, and an NIH grant on the effects of the drug risperidone (Risperdal). He has published multiple papers and book chapters on treatments for children with autism. |
Dr. Nan Huai Dr. Huai is a Licensed Psychologist at the WEAP-Madison Clinic. Dr. Huai received her Ph.D. degree in School Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Huai is currently the Lead on number of WEAP teams. Dr. Huai provides parent consultation for families. She also serves as the Senior Therapist on a WEAP team. In addition, Dr. Huai has been providing diagnostic evaluation, language evaluation, cognitive testing, and developmental testing for children who are referred to WEAP. Dr. Huai enjoys the collaborative team-work setting at WEAP. She believes that helping children make progress is one of the most joyful experiences in life. |
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Prior to joining WEAP, Dr. Huai worked as a Licensed Psychologist at the Developmental Disability Clinic at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She conducted developmental testing, diagnostic evaluation, and family/ school consultation for children with autism spectrum disorder and other types of developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome and various genetic conditions. In addition, Dr. Huai worked on a longitudinal study of young children on the autism spectrum, sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Prior to working at the Waisman Center, Dr. Huai had been an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2005-2008). She taught psycho-education assessment, behavior assessment, and supervised graduate students in a university-based interdisciplinary clinic and field placement. |
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