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Volume 5, Issue 5(Suppl) J Child Adolesc Behav, an open access journal
ISSN: 2375-4494 Child Psychology 2017
September 28-29, 2017
September 28-29, 2017 Berlin, Germany
23rd International Conference on
Adolescent Medicine &
Child Psychology
Misidentifying autism in school age children - Migration related issues
Claire Behrens
University of Colorado, USA
C urrently misidentification of autism in school age children represents a reality in the American public education system.
Disproportionality in over identification of cases of autism originates when migration related issues are left out by clinicians.
A thorough implementation of an educational system that targets practitioners’ professional development to broaden the scope of
assessment could significantly reduce misidentification. Special education resources could be maximized and the effectiveness of
interventions would change radically. Awareness of trauma and cultural issues related to migration is a crucial part of a psychological
assessment. Various sources on recent migration issues were collected, as well as data from a specific public-school district that
displays high incidence of autism in American and non-American children; systemic education training for school psychologist and
other special education related services.
Biography
Claire Behrens has completed her EdS from University of Colorado, Denver. She worked for Aurora Public School, Colorado and currently works for Clark County
school district in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a Bilingual School Psychologist, she has been studying the effects of migration and trauma related issues in middle school
and elementary school students.
Claire Behrens, J Child Adolesc Behav 2017, 5:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-002