79. Autism and Co-occurring Diagnosis Issues with Tatiana Matthews

79. Autism and Co-occuring Diagnosis issues with Tatiana Mathews

Many of our autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults are being traumatized, triggered, shamed, and misunderstood because their unidentified needs aren’t being addressed in their treatment plans or by their clinicians and providers.

Tatiana shares valuable insights from her extensive experience and expertise working individually and in a case management role with autistic and neurodivergent clients with sophisticated co-occuring diagnosis.

Some of the topics we discuss with Tatiana include common stereotypes in the mental health community leading to poor care, patient blaming, what good case management should look like, glaring wholes in psych testing, signs a therapist or provider has quit, and what is needed to improve outcomes for our autistic and neurodivergent young people.

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