Kids Get Social is owned and operated by Christie Ward, Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Autism Specialist. Christie has over a decade of experience providing therapy in educational and clinical settings. She has worked within the Wellesley, Billerica, and Somerville public schools. Her therapeutic experience and expertise have led her to specialize in social-communication therapy, and to found Kids Gets Social as a private clinic. She greatly enjoys working with children to develop their social skills and help them make connections with others.

When conducting therapy sessions, Kids Gets Social utilizes ideas from the Social Thinking™ curriculum, video modeling, social stories, play-based therapy, peer-to-peer mistreatment interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy, positive behavioral supports, Growth Mindset™, Mindfulness, yoga, and positive school climate.