Brianna Fitchett Spills the Tea on Modernizing Autism Education and Care Models to Empower Families

Welcome back to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on healthcare IT, innovation, and the women driving change.

In this episode, Grace is joined by Brianna Fitchett, Vice President of Clinical Impact at Catalight, for a candid conversation about the future of autism and intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) education and care.

Brianna shares her career journey from behavior therapist to healthcare leader, and offers a firsthand look at the growing challenges facing the autism care ecosystem; including workforce shortages, long wait times for diagnosis and services, and clinician burnout. With autism prevalence now at 1 in 31 in the U.S., the demand for care has never been higher.

Together, Grace and Brianna dive into:

How parent-mediated and research-backed care models are reshaping autism services

What it really takes to close the research-to-practice gap in behavioral health

The role of virtual learning platforms and scalable clinician training

How data-driven, outcome-focused education improves both clinician confidence and family outcomes

Catalight Academy and the vision behind the Elevate Your Impact conference

What the next 5–10 years could look like for autism and I/DD care

As always, the conversation wraps with Brianna’s advice for women in healthcare and health IT.

Pour yourself a cup and join us!