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Discover the unique challenges faced by autistic adults, where 66% experience suicidal ideation, surpassing general population rates and rapidly increasing. Traditional clinical treatments often lead to unintended harm, leaving individuals feeling unheard, invisible, invalidated, and confused—significant factors in this form of harm.
Join Mary Donahue, PhD, and Lisa Morgan, MED, CAS, for an enlightening training on embracing autism as a culture. Through a lens of cultural competency and humility, learn how to skillfully:
Transform your approach to autism care and prevent unintentional harm. Register now for this essential session!
Autism in Everyday Life: Lived Experience
Cultural Competency: The Cure for Unintentional Harm
Making Mental Health Care Not Just Available, but Accessible
Cultural Crisis Supports and Suicide Prevention for Autistic People
Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS, is a consultant specializing in crisis support and suicide prevention for autistic people. Lisa is founder and co-chair of the Autism and Suicide committee at the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and has developed several autism specific resources for communicating and supporting autistic people in crisis. A self-advocate with a passion for strengths-based solutions, Lisa has authored several books, articles, and resources all available on her website, www.autismcrisissupport.com. She is a community council member of AASET (Autistic Adults and other Stakeholders Engaged Together), a group of autistic adults informing autism research priorities. Lisa has a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching. She is a certified autism specialist, a peer reviewer of the online journal, Autism in Adulthood, and owner of Lisa Morgan Consulting, LLC.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Morgan has an employment relationship with Lisa Morgan Consulting, LLC. She is a consultant with NIMH and AASET-MHTP. Lisa Morgan receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Morgan is the founder and co-chair of the Autism and Suicide Prevention Workgroup.
Mary P. Donahue, PhD, is a trauma-informed clinical practitioner, author, lecturer, consultant and advocate for various forms of interpersonal trauma such as childhood and adult sexual assault, interpersonal violence, neglect and other betrayals. The leads naturally to the autistic population. Dr. Donahue has authored several articles and books on mainstream/autistic interactions. She is a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, serves on various mental health boards, and advocates for the need to embrace different thinking when serving non-neurotypical individuals.
Speaker Disclosures
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