About - Totally Autism

Hi, I'm Kristina!

I am a self-contained teacher in Northern Virginia. My greatest passion has been working with students with autism for the past ten years. I earned my undergraduate degree in Elementary and Special Education (K-6) and my Master’s Degree in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education. I also earned my BCBA certification in August 2021 while 9 months pregnant. Woohoo!

When I’m not teaching or creating, I spend all my time with my husband, daughter, and dog. We enjoy being outside to explore nature and are always up for trying new things.

My Mission

Here at Totally Autism, we are passionate about providing tips and tricks for teaching students in a self-contained classroom. We know how difficult it is to meet the needs of our diverse learners. We also create differentiated materials and curriculum units that can be used with many of your students.

A Little Bit More About Me

what other teachers are saying

"This bundle has saved my butt this year! Teaching special ed. we often have to learn on the fly and teach almost every subject at some point in our careers, and this bundle made setting up science units fun my the kids and me! The students love the experiments, and I love the leveled materials including worksheets that my non-readers/non-writers can complete more independently! The picture supported materials are great for my whole class to work together regardless of reading ability and I love the adaptive books that let students take home their work to show parents. We have been having a blast with sensory and science this year!"

"I use these visuals with my sub separate upper elementary class. Having visual supports available has been really beneficial with my students who need more support in these skills, and these cards make it easy to have lots of options available."