Identifying Adult Autism

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Description

“When you advocate for your kid, you want to advocate for everyone else.”

Dr. Theresa Regan has translated her personal experience with an autistic child into a passion for helping autistic adults in her neuropsychology practice.

For this course, Dr. Regan sits down to talk with Dr. Sharp about her approach to identifying and assessing adult autism.  Here are a few things that they discuss in this conversation:

  • Reasons that all clinicians should consider Autism as a differential diagnosis
  • Ways to screen for Autism in our interviews with adults
  • Theresa’s preferred testing battery for adult Autism
  • The pros and cons of self-identification as an Autistic adult

Interview conducted: August 2021

CE Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses, case managers.

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose.

 

Syllabus

  • Print Version / Test Preview
  • Audio Interview with Theresa Regan, PhD
  • Transcript of Interview with Theresa Regan, PhD
  • References and Citations
  • CE Test
  • Evaluation

Author Bio

ABOUT DR. THERESA REGAN

Dr. Regan has been practicing as an adult neuropsychologist for over 20 years in a large medical center in Illinois. She is the mother of a teen on the autism spectrum, certified autism specialist through the IBCCES, and founder/director of an autism diagnostic clinic for adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. She has published two books on autism in the adult, hosts a podcast, and offers training materials and consultation services through her website.

Website: adultandgeriatricautism.com
Podcast: Autism in the Adult
Facebook page: Autism in the Adult
Twitter: @regan_autism
Instagram: @regan_autism
Email: [email protected]

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Learning Objectives

Based on the content of this course, I can:

  • Explain why clinicians should consider Autism as a differential diagnosis
  • Describe ways to screen for Autism in interviews with adults
  • List the pros and cons of self-identification as an Autistic adult

 

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