About Brian

*I have taught test prep for over 23 years, but my last several years were spent on a special project of sorts: helping my own autistic children prepare for, and then succeed in, public school. I couldn't be prouder of the results, and now I get to focus on my teaching career again! *While I was blessed with the deductive and analytic ability to score well on these exams and the ability to articulate explanations well, I am also very affected by ADHD in my executive function and some types of memory and learning curves. While I enjoy working with anyone, this has always given me a certain insight with atypical students: both those from modest backgrounds like mine, and those with processing or sensory issues, obstacles toward gaining certain skills, or neurodivergence. *As I grew my business, and then again in smaller markets, I complemented test prep with work in fine dining. While I know more about wine and cuisine than the average tutor, the more important outcome is my dream of opening an ice cream cafe in which I do all of the churning and roasting myself. Feel free to ask me off-the-clock about my zero-carb-sugar ice creams. Or about whether using a double-hyphen is allowable in the previous sentence. ;) *In my free time I enjoy playing with my kids, playing board and card games, playing acoustic guitar, and hiking.