Ep 056: Missed Diagnosis: Autism In Girls

Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years experience. She serves on the CT Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council and the professional advisory boards of SmartKidsWithLD and NeuroClastic.com, a nonprofit providing creative educational resources on autism. She has a regular blog on Psychology Today, "Everyday Neurodiversity" as well as writing professional articles and articles for multiple websites and magazines, such as Autism Parenting Magazine and Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. She's spoken extensively for national and international autism conferences for educators, clinical professionals and parents. A former Director of Clinical Programs at the New Learning Therapy Center, she helped establish the Norwalk Hospital-Yale collaboration Pediatric Development and Therapy Center. She continues to be on the Associate Medical Staff at Norwalk Hospital. Marcia is also a contributor for Autism Parenting Magazine.

Marcia trained extensively in multiple models of therapy including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, neuropsychological evaluations, and mind-body medicine for children and adults. 

Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Marcia Eckerd, PhD. about the evolving understanding of autism in girls and how it is so often undiagnosed.

Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

• So much that we thought we knew about autism is not correct, especially in girls
• Masking and camouflaging help to make girls appear social to the average observer
• Girls can often not pick up on social cues, especially relating to sex and relationships
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Links Mentioned:

https://researchautism.org/sex-ed-guide/ 

https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/

Marcia’s Blog https://www.marciaeckerd.com/new-page 

Download Marcia’s Resource PDF

Connect with Marcia:

https://www.marciaeckerd.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/docmarcia

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/meckerd09/

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