Laura Morlok and Dr. Jaclyn Halpern of The SOAR Program for Psychotherapy and Testing at WBMA collaborated to create this brief presentation on Neurodiversity for the MCPS Special Education Committee. They discuss:
What is neurodiversity?
Medical vs Social Models of Disability
What the Autism “spectrum” actually looks like
How caregivers can support their children and be advocates in the school system
How to find neurodiversity affirming mental health care, psychiatric care and testing
The problem with ABA
Presentation slides are available below the video.
Dr. Jaclyn Halpern is a Licensed Psychologist and Director of The SOAR Program for Psychotherapy and Testing at Washington Behavioral Medicine in Chevy Chase, Maryland (https://www.wbma.cc/soar).
Laura Morlok, LCPC, LPC, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and owner of Playful Therapy Connections, serving DC, MD & VA. (https://playfultherapy.net/).
To access this video with caption, view on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoGDKiCtwFs