Join us as Julia McAndrews discusses helpful parenting practices in ASD:

• Theory of mind in children with autism

• The power of praise

• Building self-esteem

• Supporting skill development in different contexts

• Reducing parent burn-out

Q&A will follow. RSVP on eventbrite (https://chiautismparent.eventbrite.com) to get the link to the Google Meet.

Julia McAndrews is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Roger’s Behavioral Health, where she came on board to support the implementation of the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety in the context of Autism (MAASD). The MAASD program is a comprehensive collection of evidence-based cognitive behavioral interventions for children and adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have trouble due to anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, behavioral challenges, and/or emotion dysregulation. Prior to her work at Roger’s Behavioral Health, Julia worked in community mental health and within the hospital systems as a Child Life Specialist, supporting children and their families during medical crisis within the emergency department. In both roles, Julia advocated for neurodiversity and implemented protocols to support those with ASD.