CES – Treating Mental Health Disorders in Autism – May 21st

Treating Mental Health Disorders in Autism Chicken or egg? Parent or child?

Presented by: Dr. Katelyn Lowe, PhD., R.Psych., Clinical Director, The Ability Hub Level II:

This session builds on an overview of ASD and Mental Health, and would best meet the needs of families/caregivers or professionals with some knowledge of, or experience with this topic.

Thursday May 21, 2015 Session: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

This session is presented by the Community Education Service of the Child and Adolescent Addictions and Mental Health Portfolio (CAAMHP) of Alberta Health Services in partnership with The Ability Hub. If you are AHS staff requesting Telehealth, please proceed to https://vcscheduler.ca/schedule20/calendar/calendar.aspx?ID=1268 If you are not with AHS and are requesting Telehealth, please contact CES at

Objectives: 1) Participants will learn about the prevalence of mental health disorders in ASD. 2) Participants will learn why it is necessary to differentiate the under lying cause of problem behaviours in ASD. 3) Participants will be introduced to a variety of intervention strategies (both individual and parent) that can be effective in managing mental health issues in ASD