Autistic & (mis)Diagnostics with Aslynn Romano, MSN, APRN
December 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome Aslynn Romano, MSN, APRN on Saturday, December 14, 2024, 4-5 p.m. EST (1-2 p.m. PST). There is no cost to attend, and international participants are invited to join. RSVP here to access Zoom link.
TOPIC: Autistic & (mis)Diagnostics. Late-identified Autistic people are often assigned a number of other diagnoses before discovering they’re Neurodivergent. But…what is a diagnosis good for, anyway? What does it mean to be diagnosed as Autistic? Why is ‘self-diagnosis’ such a hot debate? How are Autistics so often misdiagnosed? Aslynn (she/they) is an AuDHD psychiatric nurse practitioner and will share some of her experiences working as a diagnostician and navigating her own mental health journey. She’ll discuss the relative importance of the DSM and what being diagnosed as Autistic at age 37 has meant for her. Ready for some infodumps and oversharing? Join us December 14th at 4pm EST (1pm PST).
BRIEF BIO: Aslynn J. Romano, MSN, APRN (she/they) is an AuDHD psychiatric nurse practitioner who works with neurodivergent clients to evaluate and treat mental health conditions as well as provide neuro-affirming diagnostic services to those who suspect they may be Autistic. For more information, please visit https://balancementalhealth.com/ She also enjoys sharing research, personal anecdotes, and others’ stories about autism and Autistic culture on her social media pages and is looking forward to launching a podcast in the near future.
About Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY, ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes). An ‘ethnography’ is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook group (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.
Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (http://tinyurl.com/mrxnxmnc) or CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (http://tinyurl.com/4ckbyut7).
CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership, activities and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and a generous gift from the Rosen family, and the research of Dr. Roger Jou.