Discovering Paleo

Dr. Dana Ilg has been practicing occupational therapy since 1994. Starting in 2002, Dana began to work in education, primarily in school-based therapy. Through this, she discovered she had a special interest and an effective approach with clients on the autism spectrum.  She focused on continuing education within autism to expand her knowledge. Dana’s passion is to see all adolescents and adults with autism be afforded the same opportunities in life that neurotypical adolescents and adults are given.   Dana resides in Pennsylvania with her son and her dog, Cosmo. She enjoys reading, coloring, exploring small towns, perennial gardening, and travel. In the fall, she will route for The Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2011, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, which debilitated her to a point where she was shocked to be alive when she woke up each morning. At one point, her pain got so bad that she prayed to die.  She eventually started changing her diet and now follows an autoi