Autism & Anxiety Part 1
About this event
This event is part of our PLAY Project Masterclass Series — open to professionals, parents and caregivers!
PLAY Project Master Classes are taught by Founder and Medical Director, Richard Solomon, MD or another PLAY Project expert on a selected variety of autism related topics.
Prerecorded webinar content available beginning June 3rd! Masterclass over Zoom with Dr. Richard Solomon on June 26th.
Register for this webinar/Masterclass to have free access to the prerecorded webinar content from June 3rd until July 4th.
Join Dr. Rick for a Masterclass over Zoom, on June 26th to delve even deeper into the subject matter.
Learn how to turn challenging behaviors into positive ones. This webinar offers practical, developmentally-based strategies to help parents manage common behavioral issues in young children with autism.
Objectives:
- Describe the ‘progression of fear’ and how to prevent fear from becoming an anxiety disorder in autistic children.
- Describe the biological, genetic, familial, and psychological sources of anxiety.
- Define and describe how to promote resilience for autistic children including biopsychosocial considerations.
- List the 7 main sources of anxiety for children with autism.
- Describe in detail the ‘developmental approach’ to helping children on the spectrum manage fears and anxieties.
- Describe how to use anxiety to help the autistic child improve in their functional emotional development.
- List several ‘transition tricks’ to help children with autism decrease anxiety during transitions.
Dr. Rick Solomon is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician with over 25 years of experience working with children, and their families, who have behavioral and developmental conditions. Dr. Solomon has cared for many autistic children and their families regarding their bahavior, and misbehavior needs.
Your registration includes:
- Access to a one-hour recorded webinar hosted by Richard Solomon, MD (access provided until July 4th, 2025)
- Access to a one-hour Masterclass on June 26th 12pm-1pm EST with Richard Solomon, MD; founder and medical director of The PLAY Project. Masterclass will be livestreamed over Zoom
Contact info@playproject.org for more information.
