Description
Dr. Celine Saulnier has been involved with cutting-edge autism research for over 20 years, with some of the biggest names in the field. She has now transitioned to private practice and consults with groups all over the country about autism and assessment. Here are just a few things covered in this interview…
- Early identification of autism during infancy
- The role of genetics in autism diagnosis
- Gender differences in autism
- Celine’s ideal battery for autism assessment
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
Potential Conflict of Interest: Dr. Saulnier has written two books, Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment and Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and is co-author of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical
This CE program is designated as intermediate.
This interview was published in October of 2018.
Author Bio
Celine Saulnier, Ph.D., obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Connecticut, after which she completed a postdoctoral fellowship and then joined the faculty at the Yale Child Study. At Yale, Dr. Saulnier conducted over one thousand diagnostic evaluations for both clinical and research purposes and studied adaptive behavior profiles in individuals with ASD. In 2011, she relocated to the Marcus Autism Center & Emory University School of Medicine to help develop and direct a large-scale clinical research program. In June 2018, she left Marcus to open her own diagnostic clinic and consulting company, Neurodevelopmental Assessment & Consulting Services, and she remains an Adjunct Associate Professor at Emory. Dr. Saulnier has written two books, Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment and Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and is co-author of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition.
Dr. Jeremy Sharp is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice founded in 2009. Dr. Sharp earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting his Masters and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, he specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.
Dr. Sharp is the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, and 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
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the primary goal of early Autism assessment.
- Discuss biomarkers that can be used to identify Autism as early as the first six months of life.
- Describe the effectiveness of genetic testing on individuals with Autism.
- Discuss the common thread linking cases of Autism despite a wide range of behavioral symptoms.
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