Janet Presson, R.N., M.Ed., founded A Small Miracle, Inc., in 1997 and as the agency president, oversees the operation of each of its offices. In her efforts to help her own child, Janet continues to research the latest medical and educational interventions and incorporates this extensive knowledge into her service recipients' plans of care.

Janet is personally involved in meeting the needs of her service recipients, their families and her employees and is active in educating the community about Autism Spectrum Disorder.She is also available for one-on-one family training with her service recipients’ families and frequently assists them with implementing gluten- and casein-free diets, finding physicians and dentists, and answering questions about medications and nutritional supplements.

Janet has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of South Carolina, an M.Ed. in Counseling from Springfield College and a B.S. in Nursing from Hawaii Pacific University – none of which prepared her to be the mother of a child with autism!

She has attended many Defeat Autism Now (DAN) biomedical intervention conferences and numerous other conferences and seminars on topics such as Lovaas (ABA), TEACCH, Auditory Integration Training (AIT), and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Janet has appeared as a guest lecturer at local colleges, parent support groups and for groups of nursing students and law enforcement interns. She is also active in lobbying at both the federal and state levels for the removal of thimerosal (mercury) from immunizations, particularly those given to children and pregnant women.

Janet is the founder and past president of the Wayne County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC), a past president and member of the Board of Directors of Autism Treatment Options (ATO), and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics of North Carolina. Janet is also on the Board of Directors for Moms Against Mercury. She lives in Goldsboro, N.C., with her husband Rusty, who is the agency's CFO, their son Rob (the inspiration for this agency-19 years old and vaccine-injured/autistic) and their three dogs.