Assessment of Autism in Females and Nuanced Presentations: Integrating Research Into Practice

Terisa P. Gabrielsen, Ph.D., NCSP, is an associate professor of School Psychology in the School of Education at Brigham Young University and a licensed psychologist. She has 15 years of interdisciplinary clinical and research experience in toddler, PreK-12, hospital, clinical, and research settings. Her specialties are early identification of autism, social skills interventions, and building community capacity in autism services.

Kristin Kawena Begay, Ph.D., NCSP, is an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She is a licensed psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist with 20 years of experience working in culturally and linguistically diverse PreK-12, university, and clinic settings. Dr. Begay has served in a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, counselor, school psychologist, licensed psychologist, trainer, and consultant.

Kathleen Campbell, M.D., MHSc, isa pediatrician and pursuing fellowship training in developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She has clinical experience and has published research relating to screening, diagnosis, and medical care of autistic children.

Katrina Hahn, MEd, CCC-SLP, is a speech and language pathologist with the University of Utah Developmental Assessment Clinics. She has 19 years of experience in various capacities in early intervention, PreK-12, and clinical settings. Ms. Hahn specializes in the identification, evaluation, and therapy planning for social-emotional development and pragmatic language for individuals with autism.

Lucas T. Harrington, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist at the University of Washington Autism Center. He is autistic and personally experienced the challenges of seeking evaluation as an adult who was assigned female at birth. Dr. Harrington provides neurodiversity-affirming services for autistic people and their supporters in various areas, including diagnostic evaluation, individual therapy, parent coaching, and consultation/training. Dr. Harrington has also been known professionally as Natasha Harrington, PsyD.

Terisa P. Gabrielsen, Ph.D., NCSP，是布里格姆楊大學教育學院的學校心理學副教授及執照心理學家。她在幼兒、學前至12年級、醫院、臨床及研究環境中擁有15年的跨學科臨床和研究經驗。她的專長包括自閉症的早期識別、社交技能介入，以及提升社區在自閉症服務方面的能力。

Kristin Kawena Begay, Ph.D., NCSP，是華盛頓大學塔科馬校區教育學院的助理教授。她是一名執照心理學家及全國認證的學校心理學家，擁有20年在文化和語言多樣的學前至12年級、大學及診所環境中工作的經驗。Begay博士曾擔任多種角色，包括班級教師、輔導員、學校心理學家、執照心理學家、培訓師及顧問。

Kathleen Campbell, M.D., MHSc，是一名小兒科醫生，並在費城兒童醫院進行發展與行為小兒科的專科訓練。她擁有臨床經驗，並發表了與自閉症兒童的篩檢、診斷及醫療護理相關的研究。

Katrina Hahn, MEd, CCC-SLP，是猶他大學發展評估診所的語言治療師。她在早期介入、學前至12年級及臨床環境中擁有19年的各種經驗。Hahn女士專注於自閉症個體的社會情感發展及實用語言的識別、評估和治療計劃。

Lucas T. Harrington, PsyD是華盛頓大學自閉症中心的執照臨床心理學家。他是自閉症患者，並親身經歷了作為一名出生時被指定為女性的成年人尋求評估的挑戰。Harrington博士為自閉症人士及其支持者提供肯定神經多樣性的服務，涵蓋診斷評估、個別治療、家長輔導及諮詢/培訓等多個領域。Harrington博士在專業上也曾以Natasha Harrington, PsyD的名字為人所知。