Webinar: Recognizing and Supporting Mental Health Needs Among Autistic People in Employment
Recognizing and Supporting Mental Health Needs Among Autistic People in Employment
Presented by Jessica Schwartzman, Ph.D.
In this webinar, Dr. Jessica Schwartzman will review prevalence rates of mental health outcomes in autistic people across the lifespan, particularly young people in the transition to adulthood. Information on the common signs of mental health distress among autistic people and how these may occur in employment spaces will be discussed. The presentation will include strategies for employers, families, educators, and others to support the well-being of autistic people in employment spaces.
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Jessica SchwartzmanAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USCDr. Jessica Schwartzman is an Assistant Professor in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Director of the Training and Research to Empower NeuroDiversity (TREND) Lab. Her clinical and research efforts focus on understanding adverse mental health outcomes in autistic youth and adults, and ways to partner with autistic people to develop interventions and supports.
