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Identifying and Supporting Autistic Individuals

You will have access to the recording, handouts, evaluation, and certificate of attendance for 90 days after purchase. For your records you will want to complete the evaluation which will generate an email with the certificate of attandance attached. Ensure you download this certificate and fill out your details to keep for your records.


On Demand: Identifying and Supporting Autistic Individuals

 

Available until September 16, 2026

3 CEHs | $90

This presentation is approved for 3 hours of clinical content.

Description of Presentation: This course is presented from a neurodiversity affirming lens, by a clinician with lived experience as a neurodivegent person. The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of ADHD and Autism, including how to better identify, intervene, and provide accommodations for both. Participants will have a better understanding of why neurodiversity affirming care is important, how to use neurodiversity affirming language and interventions, how to identify ADHD and Autism more effectively in clients, and how to best accommodate neurodivergent staff and clients. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the purpose and importance of using neurodiversity affirming language.
2. List at least 2 common myths about ADHD and autism and how they impact accurate identification of ADHD and autism.
3. List at least 3 accommodations that can help support ADHD and/or autistic individuals.

Jessica Mertins, LICSW

Content Learning Level:

Learning Level

Level 2/intermediate: Material builds on existing knowledge and goes well beyond basics. Audience should have some background knowledge of topic. 

Audience 

Everyone

Ages Addressed

Youth through adulthood

About the Presenter
Jessica Mertins, LICSW, has a masters of social work from the University of St. Thomas/Saint Catherine University and is currently an outpatient therapist, licensure supervisor, and Neurodiversity Specialist at Fernbrook Family Center. She trains from a perspective that blends her lived experience as a neurodivergent person, her professional experience, and her research and learning from other lived experience educators.

 

Please know that the materials shared are the intellectual property of the presenters and should not be shared or used without previous approval by the presenter. Please keep the webinar description for your records.


 

If you have further questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@macmh.org