Assessing Autism Over a Lifespan

Join Dr. Holmes and Dr. Saulnier as they discuss her two presentations at the Converge Autism Summit. Dr. Celine discusses why it is difficult to diagnose adults on the spectrum and discusses camouflaging and masking. She discusses subtle symptomatology in individuals who have intact or high cognition and language and what are the standards for best practice in evaluating adults. Dr. Stephanie and Dr. Celine also discuss adaptive skills vs cognition and what are adaptive skills? How can some adults be so exceptional in one arena and have deficits in the next?