Description

Join us for a new Interest Group webinar about the unique challenges and significant health care gaps faced by individuals with profound autism.

Led by esteemed experts Amy Lutz, PhD, and Jorge Petit, MD, this session will explore vital topics to foster understanding and improve care:

  • Defining Profound Autism: Gain a clear understanding of the distinct characteristics and needs that set profound autism apart within the spectrum.
  • Barriers Across the Lifespan: Examine the pervasive health care gaps affecting individuals with profound autism from childhood to adulthood.
  • Building Effective Support Systems: Discover actionable strategies for health care providers and families to create meaningful, tailored support networks.

If you’re interested in enhancing health outcomes and reducing barriers for individuals with profound autism, join us for this can’t-miss webinar!

Panelists

Amy Lutz, PhD

University of Pennsylvania &

Vice-President, National Council on Severe Autism

Amy S.F. Lutz, PhD is a historian of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Vice-President of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), and the parent of a profoundly autistic son, Jonah, 26. She has written about profound autism for many journals, including The American Journal of Bioethics, The Hastings Center Bioethics Forum, Autism Research and Frontiers in Psychiatry, as well as for more mainstream platforms includingThe Atlantic, Psychology Today, The Washington Post, and Slate.

 

Jorge Petit, MD

Founder/CEO

Quality Healthcare Solutions, LLC

Jorge R. Petit, MD is a board-certified Adult, Community and Public psychiatrist and healthcare executive leader with over 30 years of focused attention on innovation and
healthcare transformation for those most in need and vulnerable—people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, those struggling with mental health and
substance use challenges, individuals in poverty, facing eviction or homelessness, and all those marginalized, unemployed and disadvantaged. 

Moderators

Nicole Cadovius - IDD Interest Group Staff Lead

Director, Strategic Programs, Mental Health First Aid, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

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Richard Edley, PhD - IDD Interest Group Board Liaison

President/CEO, Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association