Instructor: Claire Sehinson, MSc
Join Claire Sehinson, MSc, neurodivergent nutritional therapist and educator, to explore the history of Autism and how it came to enter the DSM and the medical model. She will discuss how a deficit-based lens and stereotyping based on “external behaviors” has led to greater harm, missed diagnoses of many people (especially females), and a lack of safety and trust in clinicians, ultimately resulting in worse health outcomes for autistic people.
Overview
Claire Sehinson will explore autistic-led research for a deeper understanding of the autistic neurotype – what is going on “on the inside” and how this environmental mismatch leads to greater chronic complex and interconnected health problems. She will discuss the ways our communication and perceptual differences may lead to misunderstandings in healthcare settings and the importance of bridging this gap. She will review the shortcomings of “evidence-based practice” and the need for neurodivergent-affirming clinical tools that honor the autistic neurotype and reduce harm.
This free webinar is for anyone wanting a holistic understanding of Autism, particularly where this might intersect with chronic illness and an introduction for providers who are looking to be more inclusive in their clinical practice.
Claire Sehinson, MSc
Claire is an educator, researcher with a functional medicine and nutritional therapy clinical practice. Her field of interest is the overlap of Neurodivergence and chronic complex health issues. She brings to her work her passion and lived experience of being multiply neurodivergent and diagnosed with Autism and ADHD as an adult, whilst navigating her own recovery from ME/CFS and dealing with many complex health issues throughout her lifetime.
Claire has over a decade of specialist clinical experience working with complex illness, trauma, CFS, Fibromyalgia and chronic infections. Claire is the Head of Research at the Optimum Health Clinic (an integrative body-mind clinic) where she researches and trains practitioners on cutting-edge protocols to support complexly ill clients.
Claire is a member of the Psychiatry Redefined faculty, supporting members of the online fellowship community. She continues to advocate for marginalized groups to raise awareness and share knowledge of intersectionality in healthcare.
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