Dr. Shelton Jefferies is the Chief of Staff for Autism Behavioral Institute. Dr. Jefferies has over 25 years of experience leading organizations in education, health and government sectors and has a passion for connecting with people, and this passion is reflected in his role as host of the Autism Behavioral Institute podcast.

In each episode, Dr. Jefferies interviews experts in behavioral health, leadership and healthcare in order to provide listeners with the latest information and resources on autism.

In our first episode, Dr. Jefferies will cover a wide range of topics including the history and founding of Autism Behavioral Institute (ABI), it's vision and mission to serve children with autism.

This episode features Victoria Pulchalski, BCBA. Victoria shares her background and role with ABI, along with how she uses assent-based learning and trauma-informed interventions to provide modern ABA therapy that is caring and helps to build a culture of assent-based culture within ABI.