"Where we see the world through the eyes of children."™

BACKGROUND

Diane Provo has a BA degree in Psychology and an MS degree in Education, with an emphasis in Special Education.  Since 1970, Diane has taught special education classes in both public and private schools, coordinated special education programs for Head Start, taught graduate school at Dominican College and consulted on a regular basis for the Institute for Learning Difficulties in San Rafael, California.  She is currently certified with the Scientific Learning Corporation and is able to administer a computerized language development program called Fast ForWord. She is also a certified Samonas Sound Therapist.

Diane creates and develops comprehensive programs for children with autism and PDD. This includes selecting and prioritizing appropriate interventions as well as supervising and consulting with school-based and home-based programs. 

Diane has co-authored the books Starting Blocks and Kids Are Great…when you know how they work. She also co-designed the Starting Blocks Readiness Inventory, a skill assessment program for pre-schools to use in determining children's level of school readiness.  She was an original member of the Marin County Child Care Commission, and is currently a member of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders, the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Association for Childhood Education International. 

For almost 15 years Diane was a regular personality on KRON TV's Weekend News Show, where she gave a live parenting segment. Diane has made frequent appearances on KQED radio's Family Talk,  as well as Bay TV and Tech TV cable stations.  

Diane co-founded a publishing company called Starting Blocks Publications, Inc. This company created valuable products and services for children, teachers and parents.  She maintains a very active consulting practice in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as traveling nationally to speak to a wide variety of audiences. 

Diane maintains her professional office in Marin County, California.  She has a large network of collaborative professionals which  include child development specialists, therapists, educational testers, behavioral pediatricians and child psychiatrists. The phone number is (415) 464-9040, fax number is (888) 435-4016 and mailing address is PO Box 357, Corte Madera, CA  94976-0357. For appointments please call (415) 377-0326 or email us at DianeAppointment@aol.com.