Who We Are

Micaela Middleton is a Senior Behaviour Support Educator at ABI. She joined ABI in August 2006 and has been a frontrunner in pioneering the Family Support Services program now currently in its pilot stage.

Micaela holds an undergraduate degree in Education from University of NSW and a Master of Special Education from Macquarie University.

She began working with children with a range of disabilities in 1996 when she worked in early childhood settings for children aged 0-5 years. From there she developed a passion for working with children with autism and went on to work as an independent ABA therapist from 2000.

In 2003, Micaela joined the Early Autism Project in Sydney as a Supervisor. She was then promoted to Clinic Supervisor in 2004. In her years of working in the field of ABA, she has provided one-to-one ABA therapy, supervised intensive ABA programs, developed curriculum and conducted workshops and trainings for therapists, parents and professionals. In 2007 Micaela joined MULTILIT, an intensive literacy program for low-progress readers ranging from Grades 2-6. Her role as a Tutor allowed her to use explicit teaching methods and positive behaviour support to teach literacy skills to struggling readers.

Micaela’s work with ABI allows her to further develop her knowledge and interest in the areas of developing communication and play skills for children with ASD.