Dr. Schwartz earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Miami and completed a two-year Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center, where she received generalist and autism-specific training. Upon completion of her postdoctoral training, Dr. Schwartz became a faculty member within the Autism Program at the Yale Child Study Center. In addition, she completed a certification in Clinical Issues in Adoption, developed jointly by the CT Department of Children and Families, the UCONN School of Social Work, and Southern CT State University. Currently, Dr. Schwartz is a Clinical Instructor at the Yale Child Study Center. In her private practice, in Ridgefield, CT, Dr. Schwartz provides comprehensive psycho-educational and psychological evaluations, as well as diagnostic evaluations requested by both parents and school systems.