Mary Wirkus-Pallaske, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and is serving her 10th year at CESA 4 as Director of Speech-Language, Assistive Technology, and Autism services. She earned her BA and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. In addition to several years of providing direct therapy services, Mary has provided consultation servies to CESA 4 districts for the past decade. Mary has also provided numerous presentations at the local, state, and national level on topics relating to autism and assistive technology.