Smith, Cathy Dodge: - Cathy Dodge Smith has over 50 years experience in special education and psychology. She is a licensed Davis Dyslexia Program Facilitator, licensed Davis Autism Approach Facilitator/Coach, licensed Traumatic Incident Reduction Facilitator, and a certified member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists, and Psychotherapists. Her doctorate from the University of Toronto is in Applied Psychology.
Cathy is the founding president of the Davis Dyslexia and Autism Facilitators' Association of Canada, and the recipient of the Canada Volunteer Award Certificate of Honour and the Canada 125 Award. She lives in Oakville Ontario with her husband, also a writer.