Maria Vetter
Maria works as an education consultant/advocate and cofounder of Thrive Advocacy Group. A versatile and devoted education consultant and child advocate, Maria Vetter has dedicated her career to children and their educational needs. She possesses a wealth of experience working with children.
Maria started her career in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Maria worked in early intervention programs, summer camps, ESY, and various religious school programs ensuring that all children could access their environments. Maria has worked in public, private, and specialized schools in the area. As an educator, Maria provides trainings and lectures to education professionals, medical clinicians, and parents.
Maria increasingly pursued education and professional development. She has a B.S. in education from the Pennsylvania State University and a law degree from Temple University. Since 1996, she has dedicated her life to working with families and advocating.
Maria has considerable expertise in addressing a wide range of needs and disabilities, including Autism, ADHD, language based learning differences, gifted support, traumatic brain injury, Fragile X Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Down Syndrome, Seizure Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Deaf/ Hard of Hearing, Prader Willi Syndrome, and various behavioral issues. Maria also provides support with family law/ custody matters for education decision making. Maria sits on a number of professional boards, provides parent training, teacher workshops, and presents both locally and nationally.