Treating Neurodivergent Trauma in Autistic Clients: Step-By-Step Guide to Provide Effective Affirming Interventions – Amy Marschall

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Although the mental health system is intended to help and support our autistic clients, it has historically been a source of trauma for autistic people. In fact, autistic individuals who received treatment that is considered “gold standard” are twice as likely to develop PTSD compared to autistics who did not receive this treatment. Clearly, we need system-level changes to ensure we provide appropriate support to our autistic clients. 

It’s imperative that you join Dr. Amy Marschall, psychologist, author, and autistic adult, as she teaches you: 

• How autistic individuals experience trauma, both within our society and in the mental health system 
• Actionable changes you can make to your own practice to be neurodiversity-affirming, collaborating with your clients to get them the support they need! 

Speaker

Amy Marschall, PsyD
Sioux Falls Psychological Services
Dr. Amy Marschall is a licensed clinical psychologist in South Dakota. Dr. Marschall works primarily with children and adolescents, adopting Telemental health strategies early into her clinical practices, and is a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH). In 2016, Dr. Marschall helped develop a Telemental health task force at Sioux Falls Psychological Services to develop an ethical and effective model to provide telehealth services to individuals living in rural South Dakota without access to mental health resources. Dr. Marschall co-developed and presented a six-hour seminar on ethical and legal guidelines for Telemental health in 2017 and has been providing these services in South Dakota since that time.  

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amy Marschall is the founder of Resiliency Mental Health and has employment relationships with RMH Therapy, A Change for Better, Grayce, ADHD Online, Spring Health, and DotDash Meridith. She is a consultant with VeryWell Mind and receives royalties as a published author. Amy Marschall receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Marschall has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Analyze the inherent trauma accompanying neurodivergent experiences in a neurotypical world and evaluate the impact on clinical experiences and presentations for autistic clients.
2. Develop neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed interventions for use with autistic clients in therapy sessions.

Outline

The Prevalence of Trauma Among Autistic Clients 

• Statistics for autism and traumatic experiences 
• Contributing factors for higher rates of traumatic events and trauma symptoms 

Systemic Harms: How the Mental Health System Has Contributed to Autistic Trauma 

• Unhelpful and harmful treatment recommendations 
• Autistic self-reported experiences with these treatments 
• Our role as professionals in changing this system and educating clients 

What Do We Need to Do Differently? 

• Presenting a philosophy of neurodiversity-affirming mental health care 
• Step-by-step instructions for making your practice affirming 

Target Audience

• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Teachers
• Marriage and Family Therapists 
•  Occupational Therapists
• Physicians 
  Psychologists
• Speech Language Pathologists 
• Social Workers

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