About this Workshop

Learning Objectives

• Describe the DSM-5-TR's 5 criteria for Autism and 2 factors associated with the heterogeneous Autism presentation.
• List 3 things to consider when assessing for Autism.
• Provide two examples of behaviors related to autism and three examples of absent typical behaviors that a clinician might observe during tasks in the ADOS-2 assessment
• Describe two behaviors associated with autism and three examples of typical behaviors that might be missing, which a clinician could ask about during an ADI-R interview.

Learning Levels

• Introductory

Workshop Instructor(s)

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  Dr. Suzi Naguib, Psy.D.

  Founder & Director, Sunfield Center, Sunfield Institute & Sprouted Sage Center

  Dr. Suzi Naguib is a passionate and dedicated psychologist and a strong advocate for those affected by behavioral, emotional, developmental and learning disabilities. Dr. Naguib founded Sunfield Center in August of 2011 with a mission to offer the highest quality, evidence-based clinical care, increase awareness of mental health needs, and provide best-in-class trainings for families and professionals locally and internationally. As a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in the field of autism, ADHD, behavioral and anxiety disorders, Dr. Naguib brings a first-hand understanding of the need for research informed evaluations and evidence based treatment interventions to help families. Dr. Naguib is a certified Parent Child Interaction (PCIT) Therapist and level 1 PCIT trainer. She is also an independent trainer for two of the gold standard autism diagnostic assessment tools (ADOS-2 and ADI-R) and has trained hundreds of providers in Michigan, across the U.S. and internationally on how to accurately evaluate and diagnose autism. Dr. Naguib along with her team at Sunfield Center created a number of trainings for parents and professionals and has expertise in the following areas: adolescent to adult transition planning for individuals diagnosed with autism, family support and empowerment post autism diagnosis and autism and sexuality.

Disclosure

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