My friend and co-author, Dr. Sarah Wayland, has taught me so much about parenting in general and particularly about parenting children...

I recently had the pleasure of doing another episode of The Testing Psychologist Podcast. For this episode, I talked about one case from...

When I diagnose autism in a child, teenager, or young adult, one of the parents often has an “ah-ha” moment about themselves. As they...

Here is the link to the second part of the Learn Smarter podcast, where we talk about the emotional aspects of getting a diagnosis and...

It was a lot of fun to talk with Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts for their Learn Smarter podcast! Here is the link to part one of the...

Whenever I tell a parent that their child is autistic or has ADHD, I can count on them asking this question. Here are some of the most...

I recently chatted with Dr. Jeremy Sharp about one of my favorite topics - girls and women with autism. It was hard to limit it to 90...

I recently had the honor of participating in the Special Kids International Summit, which is a series of interviews with various experts,...

I recently did my first podcast interview, with Wendy Taylor of the Pro Tips podcast. It was so much fun to chat with Wendy about one of...

It’s funny what kids remember about their childhood. I have a very clear memory of a day when I was maybe seven or eight years old. I...

So let's talk about the concept of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), though I prefer Harry Thompson's interpretation: Pervasive Drive...

There is no doubt that the ADOS-2 has been a useful tool in both research and clinical practice. However, at some point someone named it...

Here is a link to an online workshop through the Maryland Psychological Association: https://mpa.memberclicks.net/hiding-in-your-office--...

Here is a link to a video created by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In it, I discussed the core features of autism as...

Poor awareness of the sounds of language or a lack of understanding of the spelling-sound correspondence is the cause of the most common...