Mary Riggs Cohen, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Mary Cohen has twenty four years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families. She has been working in the field of autism for eight years and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Asperger's Syndrome. At present, she runs five social skills groups for children and adolescents with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism.

Dr. Cohen received her doctoral training at the Catholic University of America. She received postdoctoral family therapy training at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. Dr. Cohen is a consultant to several school districts and addresses the special programming needs of AS students. She is a licensed psychologist.

Steven B. Glazier, M.A.

Mr. Glazier is a licensed psychologist who has been working with children, adolescents and adults with special needs for the past 20 years. Since 1995, he has been in private practice, specializing in treating children with autistic spectrum disorders. He is co-chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders and serves on the Philadelphia Preschool Early Intervention Autism Advisory Board. Mr. Glazier consults with local school districts and early intervention providers and he provides direct treatment and training to parents and professionals.

Mr. Glazier holds a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and he has received advanced training from the developers of the D.I.R.™ (Floor Time) Model.

Mr. Glazier now has office hours at the Center on Wednesday afternoons and evenings. Contact (215) 782-3160 or SBGLAZIER@aol.com for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Heather Leiser, M.S.

Heather Leiser has an MS in Counseling Psychology from Chestnut Hill College. She has five years of experience working with children with autism spectrum disorders. Heather runs social skills groups for children and adolescents.