Good on paper.
Better in real life.

Hi, I’m Jillian.
I have questions.

Why are we asking a child to push through? What are we calling “noncompliance”? And can the exhausted parent actually do what we just recommended?

I’ve spent 16+ years in autism services, including hospital-based severe behavior services, behavioral feeding, schools, homes, clinics, and telehealth. I’ve been a BCBA since 2020 and held clinical director and regional leadership roles. I’ve worked with hundreds of families, supporting toddlers, children, teens, and adults, and built the documentation, workflows, and clinical systems behind their care. Those families have shaped how I practice: what helped, what felt intrusive, and what sounded lovely in a meeting but was absolutely not happening on a Tuesday night.

That experience has made me more willing to question the familiar. “That’s how we’ve always done it” deserves a follow-up question. So does a beautifully written plan that falls apart at dinner, in a classroom, or halfway through a caregiver’s day.

I’m also a mom. I know recommendations land in a life that’s already happening. The dishes, the appointments, the workday, the kid who barely slept. Caregiver capacity belongs in the plan from the beginning.

Atsila is my independent consulting practice. When you work with Atsila, you work with me: someone who will look closely, speak plainly, and help you work out what needs to change. That might mean rethinking a routine, reviewing a treatment plan, or fixing a clinical process that keeps getting in everyone’s way.

I take this work seriously. I also believe we can talk about it like people.