Description
In this information-packed course, Dr. Jeremy sharp talks with Dr. Donna Henderson about autism, specifically in girls.
In this 90 minute interview, they discuss:
- Are we really missing girls with ASD?
- If these cases are so subtle, does it matter if we’re missing them?
- How do girls on the spectrum present differently?
- Typical battery for assessing autism in girls
It will be obvious after taking this course that Dr. Henderson is passionate about this topic and she has recently completed a comparison table of autism symptoms and presentation in the PED-NPSY listserv.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Content Category: Testing/Assessment/Clinical
This CE course is designated as beginner.
This course includes a transcript of the interview.
This interview was published in May 2020.
Author Bio
ABOUT DR. DONNA HENDERSON
Dr. Donna Henderson has been a clinical psychologist for 25 years. She earned her doctoral degree from the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University and subsequently worked as a staff psychologist and then Director of Acquired Brain Injury at the Gaylord Hospital in Connecticut. After staying home with her three children, Dr. Henderson joined a private practice, The Stixrud Group, in 2011. She specializes in neuropsychological evaluations for individuals with cognitive, academic, social, and/or emotional challenges, with a particular specialty in autism. Dr. Henderson is a frequent lecturer on the subtle presentations of autism, on girls and women with autism, and on parenting children with complex profiles.
ABOUT DR. JEREMY SHARP
Dr. Jeremy Sharp is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that he founded in 2009. Dr. Sharp earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting his Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, he specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.
As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Sharp provides private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- List the DSM-V criteria for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disease
- Comment on the research that shows that girls with autism are underdiagnosed
- Give examples of how girls on the spectrum present differently than boys
- Discuss the typical measures used for assessing autism in girls
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