Jane Giddan

Jane Giddan is a retired speech-language pathologist and educator and Fellow of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. Professor emerita of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toleo Health Sciences Center, she has specialized in language development and disorders, has spoken internationally about autism, and is co-author of numerous articles and books regarding autism and communication in child mental health. Mother of two and engaged grandmother of three, she has written some children's books with her husband, Norman. She leads discussion groups based on her newest book, co-authored with psychologist, Ellen Cole, 70Candles! Women Thriving in Their 8th Decade (Taos Institute Publications). From her home in Dallas, Texas she continues to write, and blogs at 70Candles.com and Huff/Post50 as she composes her retirement life.