Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. People on the autism spectrum may have difficulties with social communication, social interaction and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours, activities or interests.
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – Tackling low diagnosis for autism in girls.
Join our host Emma Woodhouse, neuro-developmental specialist at Clinical Partners, and leading female autism specialists Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin, to discover practical actions you can take to help your child.
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – It’s not a tantrum, it’s a meltdown. Creating positivity around emotions.
In this webinar, host Dr. Lucy Sanctuary, Autism Specialist with Clinical Partners, is joined by Clinical Psychologists Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin to discover practical ways to address challenges around difficult emotional behaviours.
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – In search of a bedtime routine. What to do when your child won’t sleep.
Join our host Emma Woodhouse, autism specialist with Clinical Partners, sleeping disorder specialist Dr. Charlie Tyack and leading autism clinician Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian to discover practical ways to address challenges around getting your child to bed.
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – Meal time stress and managing food sensitivities
Join our host Dr. Lucy Sanctuary, Autism specialist with Clinical Partners, eating disorder specialist Dr. Vicki Ford and Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian to discover practical ways to address challenges around food.
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FREE webinar ‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – Managing your child’s ‘back to school’ anxiety
Join our host Emma Woodhouse, neuro-developmental specialist at Clinical Partners, and autism specialists Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin, to discover practical actions you can take to help your child.
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Conflicts of interest are under-reported in autism early intervention research
Researchers in the USA have studied, for the first time, the types, prevalence and effects of conflicts of interest (COI) in autism early intervention research.
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Do the same mechanisms drive social anxiety in autistic and neurotypical adolescents?
Researchers at King’s College London have recently published data on how cognitive, emotional and sensory factors are associated with social anxiety in adolescents with autism.
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May 2020 – The Bridge
Includes general ‘Mental Health in Deaf Children’ and ‘Accessing good communication – Deaf children in a mental health assessment’
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Multi-disciplinary teams are needed to sensitively diagnose autism in Deaf children
An ethnographic study of NHS professionals, who diagnose autism in Deaf children, finds that recognizing the intersections between mental health and Deaf culture is essential for healthcare professionals to make sensitive diagnoses.
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Parents provide their perspective on the crossroads of autism and deafness
Often “diagnostic overshadowing” takes place — whereby autism might mask hearing loss or intellectual disability, and vice versa — is a real concern in children affected by both conditions.
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