Comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
Co-Morbid Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Mental Illness
Jean A Frazier, MD,Professor UMass Chan Medical School
Vice Chair of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,
Robert M. & Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism,
Director of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Chan Medical School
February 16, 2016
Description
This webinar discussed DSM-5 criteria for and the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in individuals on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The webinar offered listeners a frame for differentiating between whether an individual’s functional impairment stems from their mental illness or from their ASD and also described current evidence based interventions.
Webinar Slides & Additional Materials
The Child and Adolescent NeuroDevelopment Initiative (CANDI) Website
