"Be comfortable with and celebrate your child being different...Different can be hard but different doesn’t mean bad. It actually can be wonderful."
-Lindsey Sterling
In this episode, we're talking to Dr. Lindsey Sterling - a clinical psychologist and founder of the Sterling Institute in Naples, CA. Dr. Stirling focuses on child psychology and specializes in autism and neurodiversity research and treatment.
This conversation provides an in-depth look at the autism evaluation and diagnosis process, including where to go and what it should look like for people of different age groups.
You'll learn:
- Autism Diagnosis: where to get it, why it's important, and how it helps everyone
- Why autism is harder to spot in girls
- Autism and mental health
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00:00 Jill Stowell introduces LD Expert Podcast
02:51 Dr. Lindsey Sterling is introduced
03:20 Lindsey talks about her passion for helping families with a child with Autism and how her clinic grew
08:26 What should a parent do when they suspect their child might have autism
11:32 Lindsey explains the evaluation process
20:42 Why do girls get missed?
22:22 Lindsey shares the commonalities of girls that are missed
29:00 Parents often have a fear of the label of Autism, but how can it help?
40:04 Parenting a child/teen with autism
46:31 How prevalent are anxiety and depression for people with autism?
1:01:20 How can people access the group support?
1:03:55 Lindsey's best advice for parents
1:04:48 Best way to connect with Sterling Institute?
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SHOW NOTES
- Episode Resources and Transcript: stowellcenter.com/2023/04/14/...
- The Social Survival Guide for Teens on the Autism Spectrum: How to Make Friends and Navigate Your Emotions by Dr. Lindsey Sterling: www.amazon.com/Social-Surviva...
- LD Expert Live Broadcast: "Autism or ADHD: Why Girls Get Missed" - with Dr. Monica Blied: kzread.infodCQiEzzdrNs
- At Wit's End - Chapter 20: Other Causes of Learning Problems: stowellcenter.com/book-atwits...
GUEST - Dr. Lindsey Sterling
- The Sterling Institute for Autism: www.sterlingautism.com
- The Sterling Institute for Autism on Facebook: / sterlingautism
- The Sterling Institute for Autism on Instagram: @sterlingautism - / sterlingautism
- Dr. Lindsey Sterling on LinkedIn: / lindseysterlingphd