The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders offers ECHO Autism clinics for primary care providers and diagnostic and treatment specialists. Starting in 2022, we will also offer a clinic for educators and early care providers. Learn about each clinic below.
Primary Care Providers Clinic
Dates/times: 12 - 1:15 p.m. on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday of each month from April 16 - September 17, 2021 (join any time)
Free CE hours: Earn up to 2.5-3.75 hours monthly
This clinic will repeat in 2022.
View clinic flyer.
Curriculum
- ASD 101: Red flags, variability in presentation; understanding sensory processing disorder
- Identification and Management of Comorbid Medical Problems: such as sleep, eating, toileting; genetic and neurological conditions
- Screening: AAP guidelines, Level 1 and 2 screening tools; how to manage results; responding to concerns
- Treatment Overview: Review evidenced based practices including ABA; role of providers & parents
- Supporting a Family While they Wait: Staying engaged, tracking progress, connecting to resources
- Psychotropic Medications: Review of stimulants, risperidone, aripiprazole and other psychiatric medications used in children with ASD
- ASD Evaluation 101: Time to evaluation, diagnostic process and tools, multidisciplinary teams
- Systems Navigation: Entry points and services in different systems of care; IFSP/IEP process; barriers
- How to Talk to Families About ASD: Including fielding common questions from parents like, “What do I do now?” “What does the future look like?” and “When should I tell my child?”
- Alternative Medicine Approaches: Use of supplements, cannabis; how to support families
- Supporting Medical Visits: Accommodating sensory, executive, and social communication deficits through environmental modifications, visual supports, use of technology and direct instruction on what to expect
- Supporting Transition to Adult Health Care: Risks, coordination needs, role of health care providers, independence-related decision making
Diagnostic and Treatment Specialists Clinic
Dates/times: 12 - 1:30 p.m. on July 9 and 23, August 13 and 27, September 10 and 24, October 8 and 22, November 11 and 19, December 10 and 17, 2021
Free CE hours: Earn up to 3 hours monthly
This clinic will repeat in 2022.
View clinic flyer.
Curriculum
- ASD 101: Red flags, common profiles including strengths of people with autism
- Treatment Planning in Autism: Includes telemedicine-based interventions
- Screening: Best practices and “current state” adaptations during Covid-19 restrictions
- Recommendations for School Supports: In classroom and virtual settings
- Diagnostic Tools: Includes experimental measures used in telemedicine settings
- Community Resources/Referral Processes: Entry points and services in different systems of care; navigating systems; barriers
- Interdisciplinary Evaluations: Roles and functions across disciplines
- How to Support Positive Outcomes: Includes supporting skill building, self-esteem, learning and family resilience
- Differential Diagnosis/Comorbidities
- Supporting Families/Parents as Partners
- Delivering the Diagnosis: Includes fielding common questions from parents like, “What do I do now?” “What does the future look like?” and “When should I tell my child?”
- Treatment Focus: Behavioral, speech/language communication techniques
Educators and Early Care Providers Clinic - Coming Soon
This clinic will be offered in January 2022. Curriculum under development.