On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, Dr. Somer Bishop presented a webinar to discuss discuss recent findings about depression in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as potential new avenues for improving psychological health and well-being among adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum.
Dr. Bishop is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and the Weill Institute for Neurosciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Bishop is interested in developing tools to assess autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental disorder, as well as promoting psychological health and well-being among adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum. Dr. Bishop’s work has been funded by many organizations such as National Institute of Health, the Autism Science Foundation, and the Simons Foundation. At the UCSF Center for ASDs and NDDs, Dr. Bishop participates in comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. She directs the diagnostic training program, conducting multiple-day trainings on widely used autism diagnostic tools and best diagnostic practices for professionals from all over the world.
Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities (MHACC) https://www.mhacc-usa.org collaborated with Alan Hu Foundation to provide instant Chinese interpretation.
We were honored and privileged that Dr. Bishop shared her knowledge and experiences of her research on promoting psychological health and well-being among adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum. We were grateful to our audience for tuning in across America as well as from Canada, China, HongKong, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. Thank you, MHACC Founder and President Elaine Peng. Thank you, Ida Shaw, for simultaneous Chinese Interpretation.