Supporting Autistic Children and Adolescents Experiencing Eating Disorders: Principles for Inpatient And Outpatient Care

About this event

Online training In this online workshop Gemma and Colleen will draw on their own experiences, recent research, and clinical practice innovations to outline foundational care principles and autism accommodations that create support and safety for autistic young people. The second half of the workshop will focus specifically on ways to adapt eating disorders therapy to better meet the needs of autistic young people and their families. Topics covered will include: The interplay between autism and eating disorders Navigating care and systems following an autism diagnosis Creating a safe and supportive eating disorders treatment context Helpful autism accommodations Challenging neuro-normative ideals Supporting a young person to understand their autistic identity Support for parents The role of agency Useful therapy adaptations Training prerequisites: It is helpful for participants to have a working knowledge of eating disorders and standard eating disorder treatments.