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A Clinician’s Guide to Supporting Autistic Clients

Over 100 Treatment Recommendations and Interventions for Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice

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Author:
Amy Marschall, PsyD
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
Apr 09, 2024
Publisher:
PESI Publishing
Product Code:
PUB089175
ISBN13:
9781683737483
Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
236
Media Type:
Book


Description

How can I best support the needs of my neurodivergent clients in therapy?

Creating a more supportive environment for autistic clients can be a confusing process. With so much information, and so many different perspectives, it can be difficult to know where to start. Further, the mental health field has only recently begun moving away from “treating autism” to working with autistic and neurodivergent individuals in a more affirming way.

That’s why Dr. Amy Marschall created A Clinician’s Guide to Supporting Autistic Clients. As an expert psychologist and a member of the autism community herself, she recognized the need to move away from treatments that pathologize differences and toward a neurodiversity-affirming approach that meets clients where they are.

Inside this new and invaluable resource, you’ll find over 100 affirming tips, tools, and interventions that will allow you to:

  • Honor the language preferences, goals, and priorities of the autistic community
  • Create a foundation for assessment and treatment that best supports autistic clients
  • Correct unintentional harms caused by historical “best practices” in autism treatment
  • Address sensory stimulation and food-based sensitivities in session
  • Facilitate communication among semispeaking or nonspeaking clients
  • Request accommodations when appropriate
  • And more!

You’ll also find a bonus list of resources about autism written by and for autistic individuals.

Neurodiversity-affirming care is not a set of specific behaviors or interventions but an underlying philosophy of honoring each client’s needs today and every day. Let this resource be your guide!

 

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Sioux Falls Psychological Services


Dr. Amy Marschall is a licensed clinical psychologist in South Dakota. Dr. Marschall works primarily with children and adolescents, adopting Telemental health strategies early into her clinical practices, and is a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH). In 2016, Dr. Marschall helped develop a Telemental health task force at Sioux Falls Psychological Services to develop an ethical and effective model to provide telehealth services to individuals living in rural South Dakota without access to mental health resources. Dr. Marschall co-developed and presented a six-hour seminar on ethical and legal guidelines for Telemental health in 2017 and has been providing these services in South Dakota since that time.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amy Marschall is the founder of Resiliency Mental Health and has employment relationships with RMH Therapy, A Change for Better, Grayce, ADHD Online, Spring Health, and DotDash Meridith. She is a consultant with VeryWell Mind and receives royalties as a published author. Amy Marschall receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Marschall has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


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