Mental Health and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Basic Concepts and Diagnoses

Course overview

This course will provide an overview of mental health and illness as it pertains to autism spectrum disorder. The course will identify and describe an occupational therapy perspective on mental health and illness and its alignment with current ASD research. It will also identify and describe common psychiatric conditions that co-occur with ASD and other developmental, physical, and psychosocial factors that may impact mental health and well-being in persons with ASD. The course is suitable for any occupational therapy practitioner who possesses a basic working knowledge of ASD and the content is applicable across all practice settings that involve persons with ASD.