Yvonne Domings, Ed.M.
Yvonne Domings, Ed.M., is Director of Online Learning and Instructional
Designer at CAST, where she developed the Building Comprehension Through
Social Understanding (BCSU) instructional approach to improve reading comprehension
for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by addressing the
autism-specific deficits in theory of mind and imaginative play. She holds a master’s
degree from Harvard University in mind, brain, and education. Prior to working at
CAST, she spent several years helping teachers broaden regular education curricula
to encompass the academic, social, and behavioral needs of students with ASD. She
has shared her expertise in the educational and affective needs of students with
autism in teacher professional development programs.