Erin is an early childhood special educator who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has been working in early intervention and early childhood special education in both home-based and school settings for the last 10+ years. She specializes in working with children who have communication difficulties including hearing loss, speech/language delays & disorders, autism and other developmental differences. Erin is also an adjunct faculty member at a local university, where she teaches a course in language development for pre-service teachers. She blogs about teaching, parenting, & everything in between at www.MamaVonTeacher.blogspot.com