Kara Ratliff, M.Ed., Bcba, Lba Email & Phone Number

Kara is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Manager of Clinical Operations for Elevated Kids, bringing naturalistic and neurodiversity affirming early intervention and autism care to the greater Austin area. She has over a decade of experience as a BCBA specializing in early intervention and nearly 20 years of experience supporting individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities and their families in various capacities. Kara’s graduate and post-graduate school experiences have helped her hone her play-based and child-led approach to connecting with and teaching new skills to autistic children with her first priority always being to “find the smile.” Kara is a native Texan and has lived in Austin since 2003. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Edward’s University and her master’s degree in Education with a specialization in Special Education and concentration in Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis from Texas State University. Kara is a loving wife and mother of two beautiful and silly daughters. She is also a dog mom and terrier lover. Kara’s passions include music, reading, and developing educational content to help others understand, accept, and appreciate the beauty and difference of autism.

Listed skills include Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Interventions, and 8 others.