Webinar: Love and Autism-Building Connections in Affirming Ways
This webinar will take place on June 25th at 12:00 PM Eastern time.
Ah, to be in love! Or the despair of an unrequited crush… pursuing romantic relationships is full of emotional highs and lows. In order for families, educators, and service providers to best support autistic youth and adults, we need to understand how to comfortably talk about sexuality and relationships in ways that are useful and meaningful.
Dr. Crehan will share current research and clinical recommendations to provide affirming, tailored support and advocacy for healthy romantic and/or sexual relationships for autistic people.
Who is Eileen Crehan?
Eileen Crehan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the UMass Chan Medical School and Director of the Pathways to Inclusive Health Care Program at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center. She works with the neurodivergent community to pursue research that increases the accessibility of health information and education for adolescents and adults. Dr. Crehan has a strong interest in promoting healthy romantic and sexual relationships for autistic and neurodivergent individuals. Her work has been supported by the NIMH and Deborah Noonan Foundation, and she is a recent AIR-P Scholar. She enjoys leading a neurospicy research team and incorporating community-level advocacy and dissemination into her work. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Crehan works closely with organizations providing neurodiversity-affirming approaches to assessment, care, and program design relating to sexual education and mental health.