Release Date: April 29, 2025 / Termination Date: April 29, 2028

Episode Transcript

Featured Guests: Tiffany Munzer, MD

Objectives

• Define neurodiversity.
• Understand the differences between various presentations of neurodiversity including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dyslexia, ADHD, and sensory processing disorders.
• Define the diagnostic criteria for ASD.
• Discuss screening tools for ASD.
• Determine barriers to diagnosis and care.
• Apply principles of psychopharmacology for the support of individuals with ASD.
• Apply evidence based behavioral principles.

Resources

• What is neurodiversity? (Harvard Health Publishing: Harvard Medical School)
• Rosenberg’s Molecular and Geneic Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases. (Chapter 18: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Considerations, pp. 197-207.

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