Lauren Henry

Lauren S. Henry is a design/color expert and the President/Founder of, With a Brush of Love, a company that "transforms the lives of children diagnosed with autism and other special needs through their surroundings." This is accomplished by focusing on the sensory elements that surround us every day to support the individual needs of each child. This benefits the emotional and intellectual conditions of children. She has been invited to be a guest designer on both HGTV's "kidspace" and ABC's, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." ,Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Her artwork has also been featured at The James Gray Gallery in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, Ca and she was awarded the Customer Service "Rave Reviews Award" as one of the top ten best service oriented companies from the Washington Business Journal. read more » Ms. Henry has also worked internationally. Most recently she's taught and renovated facilities for the U.S. Military and the Exceptional Family Member Program/MCCS at Camp Foster in Okinawa and the worldwide volunteer organization, Hands On Tokyo in Japan. Ms. Henry's first book, "Unique Kids. Unique Surroundings" was released in September of 2009 and was also recently highlighted in the September 10th, 2010 issue of The Huffington Post! Lauren can also be found as a columnist for several various publications such as the "Autism@Home Series." and just returned from hosting the "Inaugural International Naturally Autistic People Awards" in Vancouver, B.C.