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Live broadcast (one-time viewing only): Friday, September 26, 2025, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time

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Description:

This webinar will discuss common mental health conditions that may affect autistic youth, focusing on how to recognize and manage them in the context of speech-language services. The presenters will share recommendations for when to refer patients for mental health treatment and how to establish interprofessional collaborative care with mental health providers.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Differentiate signs of common mental health comorbidities from autism features and language delays
• Accommodate common mental health conditions in autistic youth in the context of speech-language services
• Identify when and how to engage in successful interprofessional collaborative care with mental health clinicians when treating autistic youth

Contents

• Overview of Autism and MH Comorbidities (5 min)
• ADHD/Executive Dysfunction (25 min)
• Anxiety (25 min)
• Depression (25 min)
• How to Establish Successful Interprofessional Practice with MH Clinicians (15 minutes)
• Q&A (20 mins)
• Resources and Wrap Up (5 minutes)

Presenter Information

Zaneta Liu, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI™). She is committed to interdisciplinary practice, working closely with professionals across fields to support autistic youth—from the initial stages of diagnosis through the development of essential life skills. Zaneta’s approach emphasizes collaboration, individualized care, and empowering families throughout their journey.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Salaried employee at Kennedy Krieger Institute
• ASHA member

Amy Keefer, PhD, ABPP, is the Assistant Director of Psychological Services at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI™) and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Keefer's clinical practice is focused on autism identification and the treatment of co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autistic youth ages 3-18 years. She also maintains an active clinical research program, examining underlying mechanisms of psychopathology and testing novel intervention models for anxiety and other mental health conditions in autistic youth.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Employee at Kennedy Krieger Institute
• Faculty appointment at Johns Hopkins University
• Grant support from Kennedy Krieger Institute, Organization for Autism Research, Department of Defense, National Research Consortium on Mental Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment within 5 days of watching the live webinar, or September 26, 2025, whichever comes first.

Program History and CE Information

Live webinar: September 26, 2025
1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern time

On-demand webinar: September 28, 2025 – September 28, 2030