Adaptive behavior deficits (i.e., impairments in practical skills required for daily independence) are a common thread across neurodevelopmental disorders. Specific disorders (e.g., ASD, Intellectual Disability, genetic disorders, etc.) have distinct deficits in the application of skills to daily contexts and routines that are critical for self-sufficiency into adulthood. This webinar will discuss strategies to enhance adaptive behavior in school-aged children across areas of communication, socialization, daily living, and motor skills so as to optimize functional independence.

Celine Saulnier, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with individuals with autism spectrum and related neurodevelopmental disorders in both academic and clinical settings.

In June 2018, she opened her own diagnostic clinic and consulting company, Neurodevelopmental Assessment & Consulting Services, and she is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Saulnier has written two books, Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment and Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and is co-author of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition