With years of advanced expertise honed in leading hospitals and treatment centers, we deliver unparalleled child psychology services, ensuring your child receives the most effective and timely care possible.
We leverage this specialized background to help your family navigate challenges with confidence and achieve remarkable progress during our time together and beyond.
Dr. Annotti is the Founder and Director of Milestones LLC, specializing in child psychology, evaluations, and therapy. Dr. Annotti is a licensed child psychologist serving Northeast Florida and provides evaluations for Autism Spectrum, ADHD, Dyslexia, Anxiety, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and mood and behavioral challenges.
Our Path and Vision
My professional passion is the study and assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related disabilities. This began early in my career while I supported children and families who were frustrated by extensive waitlists at the small number of available hospitals in New York City.
During the early stages of COVID-19, my family settled in New Orleans where I helped Ochsner’s Children Hospital develop an Autism Assessment Center and neurodevelopmental psychological evaluation program. I created a multi-disciplinary assessment team, learning the billing and insurance components of providing services, and supporting parents in implementing the psychological recommendations that are created as a result of the evaluation -- the program still thrives to this day!
The next stage of my journey brought me to Jacksonville, FL. The challenging situation of long wait lists continues to plague our community, particularly at leading child development and behavioral health centers. Across the nation, wait lists for psychological evaluations range from 18-to 24-months. Early childhood and adolescence are pivotal times for brain development - waiting two years for critical services is unacceptable as such interventions positively support children's development.
At Milestones, our goal is to turn a 24-month wait into a 3-week turnaround. We will conduct interviews with the guardians, conduct a comprehensive psychological evaluation with the child, consult with teachers or other significant others (at the guardians' request), and provide feedback results to the family along with a complete psychological evaluation within 3 weeks of our first visit.
We will determine your child’s strengths and challenges in order to inform tailored treatment recommendations that are evidence-based. Our recommended therapies have been proven to help children progress and develop skills so that they can reach their fullest potential.
Education and Training
Dr. Annotti received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University with a bachelor's in psychology, graduating with honors. She then earned her PhD in school psychology from the University of Maryland, focusing on the evaluation of children with developmental disability, completing her internship under the supervision of a school neuropsychologist. Following the completion of her dissertation, Dr. Annotti completed a post-doctoral training program at Westchester Institute for Human Development in New York. Dr. Annotti has earned state licenses to practice psychology in New York, Illinois, Louisiana, and Florida.
Awards, Publications, and In The News
2024 Best of the Beaches - Child Psychology (Jacksonville, FL)
2024: News4Jax River City Live - Tips to support your child's mental health (Jacksonville, FL)
2021: Fox8 - Tips on transitioning back to school (New Orleans, LA)
2020: Fox8 - How to deal with kids and their COVID-19 anxiety (New Orleans, LA)
2015: Annotti, LA & Teglasi, H. (2015) Matching Performance Conditions of Predictor and Criterion Variables in Psychological Assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment.
2015: Teglasi, H., Groft, LS, Gifford, K, Annotti, LA, Sanders, C., & Liu, H. (2015). Child Behavior Questionnaire-Short Form for Teachers: Informant Correspondences and Divergences. Journal of Assessment.
2013: Distinguished Dissertation Award - University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
