When Autism and Depression Come Together: What We Know, How to Manage, and Key Resources

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Depression is a common diagnosis across the autism community.  In fact, over half of independent adults in the SPARK study suffer from it. Please join us as SPARK and ADAA, a nonprofit that works to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression, co-host a timely and important webinar on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 12pm ET during National Depression Education and Awareness Month.  
 

Rebecca Sachs, PhD

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Rebecca Sachs, PhD is a licensed psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of individuals with OCD and Anxiety or individuals on the Autism spectrum who also experience difficult co-occurring disorders. Board Certified in CBT and an expert in the top-recommended treatments for OCD and related disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and school refusal, Dr. Sachs is a sought after clinician and speaker on topics related to the treatment of OCD, Anxiety, and Autism Spectrum Disorders, and how to optimally treat individuals with co-occurring disorders.

Dena Gassner, MSW

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Dena Gassner, MSW is an adjunct faculty member at Towson University and is a PhD candidate at Adelphi University. Recently appointed to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) which is a body that reviews current autism research for the President's Cabinet, she is also the co-chair of the Autistic Researcher Committee (ARC) for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and a national board member for The Arc US.

Shuting Zheng, PhD, BCBA

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Dr. Zheng is a postdoctoral scholar at UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her research interest has developed around profiling developmental heterogeneity in autism and identifying novel treatment targets to promote treatment individualization, with a focus on mental health. Dr. Zheng currently leads a longitudinal study with a cohort of SPARK young adults with autism to examine the effects of depression services and life circumstances on depressive symptoms over time.

Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD

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Aureen Wagner, PhD

Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD is a clinical child psychologist and expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) who developed the child-friendly Worry Hill® CBT approach. She is the Director of The Anxiety Wellness Center, in Cary, North Carolina and a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) and its Training Committee. Dr. Wagner is an international speaker who trains clinicians in CBT, and frequently presents workshops for parents and school professionals.

Katy Rothfelder, LPC-A

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Katy Rothfelder, LPC-Associate is an advocate and cheerleader for compassionately tailored, evidence based  practice including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavior  Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and exposure response prevention  (ERP). She commits to these empirically supported treatments with flexibility and  curiosity for each client’s own journey, fitting treatment to address the values, cultures, and needs of each person.

Diana Hill, PhD

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Diana Hill, PhD

Diana Hill, Ph.D.

Amy Przeworski, PhD

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Amy Przeworski, PhD
Dr. Przeworski’s work has been featured in newspapers and magazines such as Livescience.com, MSNBC, US News & World Report, The Times of India, The Huffington Post, Psychcentral.com, The Behavioral Medicine Report, Ideastream, and Marie Claire.

Our Future In Mind: Mental Health Summit

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Our Future in Mind is a brand new mental health summit from @mentalhealthamerica and @idontmind. The two-day event will be streamed live on Youtube Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, 2021. Register for free today at idontmind.com<http://idontmind.com/>.

Our Future in Mind gives you front-row access to the most innovative mental health organizations and campaigns in the world. You’ll gain insight into how they got started, and you’ll learn (and unlearn) from young mental health experts to help you find your unique pathway into activism.