About the Editor

Dr. Cindy Golden is the editor of Special Needs Resource Magazine.  She is now serving as the principal and a psychologist of a program for students with severe behavioral disabilities, neuro-cognitive disabilities and autism.  In the recent past Cindy was the Special Education Supervisor in a public school system where she supervised the county’s Autism and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders programs. She has held multiple positions during her almost 30 years in special education. She spent 13 years serving in the classroom setting where she was twice elected Teacher of the Year.  She has also been a Psychologist at various K-12 schools. In addition, she has served several years as the Psychologist in a psychoeducational center that served students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities in addition to Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cindy graduated with an Educational Specialist and a Doctorate in Inclusive Education and was chosen as the Doctoral Student on the Year.  She also has Masters and Educational Specialist degrees in School Psychology and a certification in Educational Leadership.  Her undergraduate degree is in Special Education. She was the founder of the very popular OMAC Consulting blogsite that provided practical information about the education of students with autism. Cindy continues to publish numerous articles in several online magazine sites in the area of Special Education.  Cindy is a frequent speaker at state and international education conferences.  Her book  “The Special Educator’s Toolkit” will be out in print in December 2011.