Identifying Adult Autism
$25.00 — 1.25 Credits
Identifying Adult Autism
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
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Want to hear the interview? Listen for free using the audio player below.
Interview with Theresa Regan, PhD
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Course Details
- Credits
- 1.25
- Course Format
- Recorded audio, asynchronous, distance-learning, non-interactive, includes transcript.
- Target Audience
- Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Nurses, Case Managers
- CE Credit Type / Category
- Assessment, Clinical
- Course Level
- Intermediate
- Conflict of Interest
- None reported
- Publication Date
- September 13, 2021
- Last Modified
- September 13, 2021
Learning Objectives
- 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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Syllabus 3 lessons
- 🖹 [B4107-A21] Audio Interview with Theresa Regan, PhD
- 🖹 [B4107-A21] Transcript of Interview with Theresa Regan, PhD
- 🖹 [B4107-A21] References and Citations
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]
Instructors
Theresa Regan, PhD
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