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Cindy Wineinger

From the University of Redlands Communicative Disorders Faculty Web Page: http://www.redlands.edu/cynthia_wineinger.xml

Cynthia Wineinger joined the Communicative Disorders faculty in 1990. After working clinically for 10 years with both children and adults, she returned to her alma mater to teach and supervise clinical practicum.

Ms. Wineinger’s main academic interests are clinical pedagogy and practice as it pertains to children with Autism. She currently is responsible for the clinical training of students interested in assessment and intervention of children with Autism. She has continued her own clinical development by joining the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders and participating in the DIR (Developmental Individual Difference Relationship Based intervention) where she is a candidate in the Certification Program.

Research interests include qualitative research dealing with best practices in clinical approaches to language disorders secondary to Autism. She has developed a clinical teaching resource dealing with clinical approaches to Autism Spectrum Disorder and has presented regularly at local and national conferences. She has conducted a pilot study looking at the use of dance and movement therapy with children with ASD.

Ms. Wineinger lives in Anaheim with her husband, daughter and two naughty cats. She is originally from the Chicago area and blames early indoctrination for her continued loyalty to the Chicago Cubs. She enjoys theater, film and reading.

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