Children's ADHD & Autism Masterclass: Recognizing the Overlapping Profile & Sequencing Evidence-Based Care

Course overview

For years, autism and ADHD were treated as mutually exclusive diagnoses in children. The evidence has changed that dramatically the two profiles co-occur far more often than not, and when they overlap, they bring a web of additional presentations with them: developmental coordination disorder, dyslexia, anxiety, sensory processing differences, and executive function challenges. Clinicians assessing and treating these children need a framework that recognizes the overlapping profile, understands the shared subcortical and cerebellar mechanisms behind it, and sequences intervention correctly. This 6-hour training teaches clinicians how to identify AuADHD the co-occurrence of autism and ADHD in a single child and understand why the two profiles were historically treated in isolation despite their frequent overlap. Explore the shared biological, sensorimotor, and cognitive mechanisms that link autism, ADHD, developmental coordination disorder, anxiety, and dyslexia. Learn how to conduct evidence-based diagnosis that sequences biological and sensorimotor evaluation ahead of behavioral intervention, and how to distinguish pathological demand avoidance from oppositional behavior. Understand nutritional, metabolic, mitochondrial, and gastrointestinal contributors to autism, and learn when to assess versus when to refer. Practical intervention strategies are presented throughout including declarative language to lower demand and support processing, biomedical foundations, sensorimotor and rhythm-based approaches, executive function coaching, and regulation frameworks. The training also introduces treatment modalities beyond behavior-first pathways, giving clinicians a broader referral network and clearer criteria for evaluating emerging interventions. Designed for licensed mental health professionals, educators, and clinicians who work with children and adolescents presenting with overlapping neurodevelopmental profiles.