Can we rethink autism and move beyond the stereotypes? - with Dr Krishna Jadav Carle, developmental paediatrician
About this episode
The episode discusses moving beyond stereotypes of autism with insights from Dr Krishna Jadav Carle.
Can we move past rigid stereotypes in order to better understand and support our autistic children? To dive into this, we speak to Dr Krishna Jadav Carle who explains all the ways in which autism can present in children. She is a developmental paediatrician and Director of ACCESS Paediatric Clinic. In her book, What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?, Dr Krishna introduces the Rainbow Model, a framework to help better understand the huge variety within autism. This is such a valuable episode and we learned so much. We discuss… The diagnostic criteria and categories Dr Krishna is seeing in clinic How autistic nervous systems interpret perceived threats Why are more kids being diagnosed with autism these days? What would a world look like if it was completely supportive of autistic people? The biggest barriers to families getting a diagnosis The stigma around autism and its stereotypes Deep diving into each colour of the Rainbow Model to better understand the huge range of needs of autistic kids Masking and delayed diagnoses Moving within the framework rather than being limiting Safety and dysregulation for autistic children (and their families) Strategies to help deescalate and…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sophie Pearce, Jayde Couldwell
Guest: Dr Krishna Jadav Carle
Topics covered
- autism
- stereotypes
- developmental paediatrics
- Rainbow Model
- diagnosis
- support for autistic children
Keywords
- autism
- diagnostic criteria
- Rainbow Model
- support strategies
- stigma
- masking
- deescalate
- coregulate
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACCESS Paediatric Clinic
Books & works: What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?
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