Meet Our Team 

Here on the Meet Our Team page you will see the current team members of Unlocking The Key To Autism and what they do. They are all completely volunteer and don't get paid!

David Phillips Jr.

Unlocking The Key To Autism, founder, CEO, Strategic Interventionist Life Coach specializing in Intellectual and Developmental disabilities, Interviewer and Executive Producer.



The reason why I got so involved with educating individuals and making PowerPoint presentations about Autism is because I have two cousins with autism and I know a few friends with autism from my years in school.

Ruthanne is my mom and she was a huge asset to me by keeping track of the research and paperwork.

 I am a Strategic Interventionist Life Coach specializing in Intellectual and Developmental disabilities, I received my strategic interventionist life coach training training from the Robbins Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention and I am continuing to get training from the Robbins Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention.

I use other intervention strategies and techniques in my life coaching and Intellectual and Developmental disabilities  practice to complement Strategic Intervention such as applied behavior analysis (ABA), as well as other intervention strategies and techniques 

Those other intervention strategies and techniques that complement Strategic Intervention, I did not receive my other training by the Robbins Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention most of my intervention strategies and techniques are backed up by science but I take an individual approach as a coach and I will find out what works best for my individual Intellectually and Developmentally disabled clients and their caregivers and that is the approach I will use with my clients as a life coach 

My main specialty is working with Intellectual and Developmental disabed clients and their Caregivers but sometimes I will work with the regular population as well I take an individualized approach as a coach and I will find out what works best for my individual clients and that is the approach I will use with all my clients as a life coach


I am not taking new  clients at this time!

David Phillips Jr.'s Certificates On Developmental and Intellectual disabilities And Other Related Topics      

What I like to do for fun when I’m not educating Individuals about autism And intellectual and developmental disabilities, making PowerPoint presentations and life coaching   is to spend time with my family, watch TV shows and do activities with my best friend.


Kelby Wood

Executive Assistant to David Phillips at Unlocking the Key to Autism/Website Editor 


Country of Origin: USA

Growing up in Oklahoma, storytelling, whether around a campfire or on a long road trip, was always in integral part of Kelby’s life. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from University of California – Davis in 2011 and a Master of Fine Arts from University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts 2014, Kelby has produced films for campaigns spanning multiple issues including LGBTQ+ rights, Autism and disability advocacy, the UN World Food Program, and the Stanford Jewish Institute. Behind the camera at If Not Us Then Who, Kelby hopes to continue to shine a light on the indigenous champions protecting our forests.

During his time off Kelby enjoys breakfast foods, swimming, and reading Ernest Hemingway. But not all at the same time.


Kelby's Website

John Butterill

Unlocking the Key to Autism  head advisor.


John Butterill is a communications professional who is creative, innovative. A problem-solver with the ability to provide and deliver the client's vision, implement and manage projects, he has experience with various corporate cultures, at all levels and global settings.

                                                                                                                  

His career has exposed him to the needs of a broad range of industrial, business and technological companies, and enabled John to see the interrelationships and commonalities that exist between various apparently unrelated fields.

This ability lead to the insightful concept of Virtual Photo Walks.

  Virtual Photo Walks - Virtual Photo Walks Japan

Our mission, is to enable those who are immobilized by disability, illness or age to escape their isolation and re-engage with society virtually.

Those whom we will service learn to use mobile video chat tools to virtually participate in events in selected locations around the world, and then use those same tools to engage with their family, friends and to more efficiently interact with their caregivers.

Virtual Photo Walks is a not-for-profit organization that uses smart phones and video conferencing to enable people isolated by illness or disability to travel the world in real time.

Thanks to our technology partners and a group of dedicated virtual volunteer guides from all over the world, we're able to make the world bigger and brighter for our community of people with disabilities.  Our hope is through our efforts, we can make a difference in people's lives.

You can learn more about virtual photo walks by going to the links that are down below.

Virtual Photo Walks website

Virtual Photo Walks on patreon

Watch the movie made about us

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh

Is an Unlocking The Key To Autism contributor 

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) and Founder and President of the Board of Autism Care Today (ACT )

  Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA and is licensed by the Medical Board of California and the Texas, Virginia and Arizona State Boards of Psychologists as well as having her Behavior Analyst license by the Arizona and Nevada State Boards of

Psychologists. Dr. Granpeesheh holds a Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been providing behavioral therapy for children with autism since 1979.

She is a contributor on the unlocking The Key To Autism PowerPoint presentation called autism spectrum disorder unlocking the key to autism she also is a contributor on the Unlocking The Key To Autism website.


Dr. Granpeesheh is also an active member of the Autism Human Rights and

Discrimination Initiative Steering Committee, on the Practice Board of the Association for

Behavioral Analysis International, and on the Oversight Committee of the Department of Developmental Disabilities for the State of Arizona. In addition, Dr. Granpeesheh currently co chairs the Early Intervention sub­committee of the North Los Angeles County Task Force of the Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders she also has a segment on the autism live show called Ask Dr. Doreen, where viewers can ask her questions every Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Pacific time or 1:00 till 2:00 PM Eastern Standard time.

Dr. Granpeesheh has had numerous scientific publications on issues concerning the diagnosis and treatment of Autism.


To see Dr Doreen Granpeesheh PHD's website