This is a very interesting, quick article about a new autism diagnostic tool developed by Dennis Wall and his team from Harvard. Considering the rise in ASD prevalence, it will be fascinating to follow this new tool to see whether it holds up as a reliable and valid means of diagnosing children on the Autism spectrum.

http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/04/12/online-tool-for-faster-autism-diagnosis/37260.html

Has anyone used the Autworks survey yet? I’d love to hear feedback!

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Hanna Bogen, M.S., CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Social-Cognitive Specialist based in Los Angeles, CA. Hanna spent three years as a therapist with Communication Works in Oakland, CA, gaining expertise in social-regulation. With a primary focus on therapies and interventions that support self-regulation and social communication, Hanna consults and collaborates in multiple schools to bring social-regulation, executive functioning, mindfulness, and social-cognitive strategies into the classrooms. She has trained K-12 teachers and educational specialists in California, Washington, and Oregon to support them in meeting the needs of all learners in their classrooms. In addition to her school consultation, Hanna provides individual and group therapy in the areas of articulation, language development, self-regulation, executive functioning, and social communication.

Hanna is the co-creator of the Brain Talk curriculum (www.braintalktherapy.com), which teaches students about brain functioning to improve metacognition and self-regulation skills.