Masterclass: Diagnosis with Autistic Children and Adolescents
- 5 hours 17 mins
- 30 days to complete course
- Downloadable PDFs
- Certificate of completion
- Suitable for professionals
$250
Course summary
This intensive one-day Master Class has been designed to increase participant’s knowledge and skills in the diagnostic assessment of children and adolescents with ASD Level 1 and Level 2, including the Asperger’s syndrome sub-type. Participants will learn how to conduct a diagnostic assessment for a child or adolescents to determine whether that child is on the autism spectrum, including measurement of comorbidity, differential diagnosis, use of psychometric assessment, and both written and oral reporting or results to parents, teachers and the child.
Teaching process
The course material is presented using a combination of didactic teaching, taped demonstrations from real life clinical sessions, case studies, and question time. Each day is a stand-alone workshop, and participants may choose to choose either one or both workshops. There are several Handouts included to assist clinicians in their practice and to supplement the teaching process.
Who will benefit?
Health and educational professionals, including psychologists, teachers, teachers assistants, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, GPs, paediatric psychiatrists and paediatricians.
Learning objectives
- Understand DSM5 definitions in autism and how to gain data to compare against these, including the female profile
- Know best practice guidelines for diagnostic assessment of autism
- How to design and conduct a diagnostic assessment for a child or adolescent
- Recommended screening and diagnostic psychometric tools for ASD
- How to recognise and assess common comorbid and differential diagnoses associated with ASD
- Report preparation skills
- How to share diagnostic assessment results with parents
- How to disclose and explain the diagnosis to a child or adolescent
Modules
Module 1: Understanding DSM5 criteria and specifiers, and what they mean. Female presentation of ASD, use of camouflaging in ASD, and a new screener for girls.
Module 2: Our recommended psychometric tools for screening and diagnosis of autism. Overview of the Australian National Guidelines for assessing autism from the Autism CRC. How to assess social communication skills and understanding in autism.
Video of Tony assessing a two year old girl for autism.
Module 3: How to assess how well the child or teen understands their own and other’s emotions, the intensity of their interests, their language profile, sensory processing, self-care skills and motor abilities. Common differential diagnoses and co-morbid conditions are discussed, including what to look for, how to assess, how to differentiate and how co-morbid conditions affect each other.
Module 4: More common differential diagnoses and co-morbid conditions are discussed. Developing a therapeutic plan. Preparing the report. How and when to explain the diagnosis to the child and to others.
Video of Tony explain the diagnosis to a mother of a small child.
Video example of a great resource to explain autism to teachers and peers: Amazing Things Happen.
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