Live webinar air date: November 5, 2026 1 p.m., Eastern time
Date
CE credits
3
Exam items
18
Series
Autism Spectrum Disorder from Assessment to Intervention
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Description
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is currently 1 in 31 school-age children in the United States. The breadth of the spectrum is now so heterogeneous that it becomes challenging to identify autism from other conditions let alone neurotypical development. This program explains the variability across the autism spectrum based on levels of cognition and language, sex and gender differences, age, and racial/ethnic differences, and how to accurately assess and diagnose ASD. Common diagnostic differentials and co-occurring conditions will also be discussed.
Learning objectives
- Recognize the key features of autism spectrum disorder.
- Discuss how autism symptom expression differs across individual profiles based on cognitive and language levels, sex and gender differences, age, and racial/ethnic disparities.
- Identify common diagnostic differentials and overlapping symptomatology between ASD and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
Presenter
Celine A. Saulnier, PhD
Saulnier obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology from UCONN. She worked at the Yale Child Study Center for nearly a decade before relocating to Emory University School of Medicine where she directed a large-scale clinical research program. In 2018, she opened her company, Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Consulting Services, where she specializes in diagnostic assessment across the lifespan. Saulnier has published over 50 articles, written two books, and is an author on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition.
