Aniko has over 25 years of professional experience in educational and clinical settings. Her lifelong passion is supporting neurodiverse individuals and their families.

Trained in most renowned developmental and behavioural approaches, Aniko uses her own comprehensive approach, called conscious inclusive education, which is a strength-based approach influenced by the newest brain development research. 

Aniko is also a certified Conscious Parenting Coach trained by the world-renowned wisdom-teacher, Dr. Shefali Tsabary. 

Educational Background

Aniko holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from McGill University and a Bachelor degree in Psychopedagogy. She is a member of the Quebec Order of Psychoeducators and the Réseau national d’expertise en trouble du spectre de l’autisme. 

Aniko has an avid interest to stay up to date with the latest research and best practices and is constantly developing new approaches to make her clinical and teaching practice more effective. In the past few years, she has become interested in mindfulness practices and has started applying it throughout her work with remarkable results. She was trained in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Buddhist meditation practices, and has a yoga teacher certificate for children.

Aniko has been conducting workshops and presenting at conferences internationally for the past 15 years. 

“A paradigm shift is needed to evolve our way of understanding neurodiverse children. We need to recognize and embrace the gifts, talents, and richness they bring to this world and commit to creating a truly inclusive environment.”

Aniko Burjan, M.Ed.