Jessica Leichtweisz is the founder and CEO of Hope Education Services and an internationally acclaimed speaker and author in the field of Autism.

Jessica believes all children are capable of achieving excellence and that all parents deserve high quality easy to understand information that they can use to help their children succeed. After seven years of observing the powerful impact of ABA therapy, she decided to create HOPE Education Services in 2015.

Jessica is formally trained in applied behavior analysis. But, unlike most providers, Jessica uses a holistic instructional approach drawing from the best parts of all interventions instead of limiting herself to one modality. Her willingness to collaborate with related service professionals and create life changing interventions specific to family’s needs sets her apart.

Jessica is also the first Autism professional to consult with Autistic adults in her new TV show Bridge the Gap!

John D. Richmond is a proud husband and father of three kids, a boy and two girls. His son was diagnosed on the autism spectrum just after his fifth birthday and John began writing as a coping mechanism to deal with the grief he and his family were experiencing. John realized he had been given a new mission in life and soon published his first book, a memoir of their autism experiences titled Totally Lost: A Brutally Honest Assessment of Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum. John then made the transition to fiction writing as another avenue to bring awareness to autism by publishing Savant, a mystery thriller about an autistic law enforcement officer trying to solve the cold case of his father’s murder.

John holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and is currently a PhD candidate. In addition to his books, John has also published several academic research articles and has a deep passion for his career in higher education. He and his family reside in North Texas on a ten-acre farm and enjoy spending time with their children and pets (two dogs and two cats).