Autism and Anxiety: Diagnostic Nuances and Comorbidity Across the Lifespan
January 27, 2026
9:00am-12:00pm ET
Virtual webinar
Presenters:
Sarah Mohiuddin, M.D.
Kara Brooklier, Ph.D.
Session description:
This webinar will provide professionals advanced training in the phenomenology of anxiety in autism. Validated tools and methods for the assessment of anxiety in autism will be presented. Support resources, therapeutic, and medical recommendations will be discussed from childhood through adulthood.
Session objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Describe multiple presentations of anxiety in autism.
State three well-validated tools in the assessment of anxiety in autism
Make informed recommendations for the management of autism and anxiety
Best Practices in Diagnostic Assessment and Management of Autism in Transitional-age Youth and Adults: Common and Challenging Differentials
August 4, 2026
9:00am-12:00pm ET
Virtual webinar
Presenters:
Sarah Mohiuddin, M.D.
Kara Brooklier, Ph.D.
Session description:
This webinar will provide an overview of the best practice methods and tools for assessing and managing autism for transitional-aged youth and adults, including review of diagnostic challenges and best practices, discussion of often-seen and challenging differential and comorbid conditions, and guidance and management strategies for supporting individuals and families through the transition to adulthood.
Session objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Explain the components of the best practice diagnostic process and the use of standardized assessment tools in autism spectrum disorder evaluation in transition aged youth and adults.
State differential conditions that may present for first time autism evaluation in the teen and young adult years.
Recognize three common comorbid conditions in transitional- age youth and adults with autism.
Share effective and helpful methods for guiding individuals and families during the transition to adulthood.