In this clip, Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), talks about how cultural differences can sometimes impact the rates that families, especially families of color, seek services, interventions, and even diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for their children.
Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), says that many children, adolescents, and even adults are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) later than what would be ideal and the long-term impact of the delay.
Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), discusses how co-occurring conditions like ADHD and anxiety disorder can muddy the waters for getting a proper autism diagnosis and what families can do to ensure diagnostic clarification.
Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), talks about how schools can be more proactive in recognizing the traits of autism and knowing the available services so as to better help students with with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).