Amber Badgett, M.A., BCBA has 10 years’ experience in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA).Her diverse experience includes: ABA training from Nationally Recognized Center for Autism and Related Disorders (California), co-founding and operating, Options for Autism, which provided home based ABA services, and working as an elementary teacher. Amber graduated with a M.A. in Education and a Rank 1 in Special Education from University of Louisville. She received her certificate in Behavior Analysis and Therapy from Southern Illinois Carbondale and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. In 2008, she found a home in Meaningful Day Services (MDS) where she began what is now an award-winning ABA program that treats children and adolescents with developmental disabilities in three facilities across the state of Indiana. Her own personal experience in having loved ones with disabilities has made her an advocate and made her very passionate about helping people learn to express their selves and find more happiness and functionality in their everyday lives.