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Practical ASD guidance for families, young people couples, schools, and providers who need calm, personalized next steps.
Bio
An autism diagnosis and the lived home encounter of ASD can feel like a hurricane, often leaving families out of breath. Originally from South Africa, I have experienced this first hand. In Zulu, one of South Africa's local languages, Moya means spirit, breath or wind and Nova, Latin for new. Moyanova's purpose is to breathe new breath and renew spirits of people with autism and their families.
Having worked in the field of ASD for over 20 years and being the mother of a young adult with ASD, I realised early on that ABA in its purest form has some gaps and that ASD in the home looks different from ASD in the clinical setting. Additionally, parents and family members of people with ASD need support and training to help the ones they love on the spectrum. Exhaustion and emotional fatigue for caregivers, of which I am one, is real and we need strategies to maintain our own mental health.
Ushering in a revived spirit takes intention. Let me help your teen or young adult on the spectrum reach their next goal and let me show you how to breathe again.
Caz holds a Master of Medical Science degree in ASD and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Industrial Psychology. She has worked with hundreds of children with ASD and their families as well as young adults on the spectrum. She is familiar with multiple cultures, having spent 10 years travelling the world working in rural communities with a non profit organization, and returned to a special needs focus when her son was diagnosed with ASD in 2004.
As the director of Breakthrough Interventions South Africa, she trained educators in behavioral management in the classroom and supported inclusion. She trained parents in ASD specific home strategies and trained professionals in the field to work with children with ASD. She currently holds a position on the board of directors at CASA Upstate non-profit and is the mother of 3 adult sons, the oldest of whom has ASD.
How Moyanova works
Moyanova is a private pay organization. A diagnosis is not required to access services, and every 1:1 consult is personalized around the person, family, relationship, classroom, or provider need in front of us.
Services
Every family, young person, school, and relationship has its own pattern. Use search to connect the challenge in front of you with practical support that can be shaped around your life.
Teenagers & young adults with ASD
1:1 intervention and support plans targeted for everyday challenges, with under 13s considered on a case by case basis.
Moms & caregivers
The other you, the you you used to be. Support for moms and caregivers of children with ASD of all ages.
Couples & co-parents
Relationship support for parents of children with ASD and neurospicy couples.
Conflict resolution
Support for all ages when conversations have become stuck, tense, or hard to repair.
Siblings of all ages
Space for siblings to understand impact, name their own needs, and build emotional tools.
Young adults
Short, practical packages for people with ASD for skills that can feel big when handled alone.
Parents
Guided support for understanding what behavior is communicating and what progress should feel like.
Schools
Classroom-informed consulting for educators and teams supporting inclusion.
Providers
Consulting services and supervision for providers solving behavioral problems in real settings.
Appointments & directions
Appointments may be used for a single consult, a package, school support, mediation, or provider consulting. Directions are shared with confirmed in-person appointments.
Appointment request
This form sends a request only; it does not confirm an appointment. Moyanova will respond within two business days to discuss availability and confirm the details.
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