Session 1: Autism Plus - Identifying co-morbid psychiatric conditions

Children's Healthcare Canada is pleased to bring you this three-part webinar series related to Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD).

Session 1: Autism Plus - Identifying co-morbid psychiatric conditions
Dr. Jennifer Russel, Dr. Jennifer Begg, Dr. Robin Friedlander, and Patient Partners

Autism and related Neurodevelopmental disorders ( NDD’s), such as Intellectual disability and FASD, typically present with co-morbid psychiatric conditions such as ADHD, Anxiety, tics, OCD and mood disorders. This presentation will review diagnostic overshadowing (referring to the diagnostic error of seeing the autism and misattributing all the symptoms to that underlying neurodevelopmental condition) common psychiatric presentations associated with Autism.

Several cases will be reviewed and a family perspective will be integrated throughout the presentation.

Participants in this webinar series will learn:

• About autism, FASD and kids with intellectual disability
• An approach to assess and treat kids with neuropsychiatric disorders who present with aggression and or agitation

Registration and more information

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