Yael is an Educational & Developmental Psychologist specializing in OCD and Anxiety in Autistic/ADHD individuals. Her first career was as a teacher, after which she became a psychologist and ran her own successful practice for 20 years, working mainly with children and their parents. She consults on neurodiversity-affirming practices, trains health professionals, and serves on the AAPi Neurodiversity Interest Group. As a late identified AuDHDer and mother to neurodivergent children, her work blends professionalism, humour, and lived experience. Yael founded LOAPAC, the League of Autistic Psychologists and Affirming Colleagues in 2024. LOAPAC supports the careers of Autistic psychologists and provides a register for the public to search for neurodiversity affirming psychologists.