Elizabeth Eskow Bortz, author of the Living In the Land of Sensory Book Series, is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) with years of experience working with individuals that have sensory and communication needs.  Elizabeth is a mom of two incredible boys, and treasures time with her husband and family. Elizabeth has gained vast experience working across a variety of settings including schools, Infants & Toddler programs, and medical settings.  Elizabeth cares deeply about improving the lives of individuals with communication needs. Books by Lizzy, LLC was started to equip families, school teams, and support staff with resources and strategies to meet both the sensory and communication needs of individuals. Elizabeth has seen first hand how helpful these strategies can be for children with ADHD, Anxiety,  Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and many other conditions.   Elizabeth hopes that the “The Living In The Land of Sensory Books Series”, provides meaningful strategies to make a difference in the lives of others. Professionally, Elizabeth is most passionate about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Sensory Integration strategies.   ​Elizabeth started writing out of the need to process grief, over losing her precious sister, Christy, to cancer.  Out of this tragedy, Elizabeth wanted to help families through life's challenges.  Helping others has always been important to Elizabeth's family and her prayer is that these books make a positive impact in your life. Elizabeth has created two book series, Living In the Land of Sensory and a second series called Living In the Land of Emotions (a work in progress)  Hopefully there are many more characters you will have a chance to meet, and strategies that can be shared together. In Elizabeth's "free time", she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, traveling, photography, and is always up for an adventure.  As an SLP, she has worked with thousands of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and loves collaborating with families, clinicians, and educators.  Here's hoping this strategy makes a difference in your life, too!  Read more about this authorRead less about this author