Anne is an AMS-certified Montessorian. In addition to hosting Conscious Human Development, she hosts The Neurodiverse Connection podcast and YouTube channel. She is the founder of REAL Neurodiverse, one of the first coaching and consulting practices that supports level 1 autistic adults and their families. She has a master's in clinical psychology from Harvard University and completed some of the world's first quantitative research on level 1 autism and marriage and intimate adult relationships.

Anne grew up in a highly conservative and religious family that was also managing trauma and level 1 autism. She studied Mihaly Csikszentmihaly's flow theory as an undergrad and applied his work to her own life, parenting and Montessori career. She is a strong proponent of alternative education that fosters consciousness development, intrinisic motivation and the ability to create meaning and believes the future of this planet hinges on humanity's capacity to transform its educational systems to better support optimal develpment.