Supporting System-Involved Youth Diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum with Social Skills & Emotional Regulation

Laura S. Anderson

Training Description

As a field, we continue to learn more and more about autism spectrum disorders. Many of the training courses offered are focused on identifying autism, and/or the importance of very early interventions. For those who support system-involved youth, it is important to understand how an autism diagnosis can impact behavior and social skills in older youth. While there is no one way that autism “looks”, the focus of the training will be identifying two areas that older children with an autism diagnosis often struggle. We will focus on identifying strategies to support social and emotional regulation skills development for neurodiverse system-involved youth.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

· Identify five symptoms of autism that make social skills and emotional regulation challenging for system-involved teens.