#157: Neurodivergent Clients with Allison Kawa

Dr. Allison Kawa is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Clinical Director at the Los Angeles Center for Integrated Assessment (LACIA). She specializes in the evaluation of children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Dr. Kawa's approach to assessment is neurodiversity-affirming and informed by decades of work with individuals with neurodevelopmental differences, formal training in object-relations theory, and cutting-edge research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology.  In more than a decade in private practice, she has honed her expertise in the diagnosis and treatment planning for individuals with learning and processing differences, attention disorders, autism, and anxiety/mood disorders. Dr. Kawa's areas of subspecialties include ADHD, autism, language-based learning disorders, pre-verbal trauma, medical trauma, and twice-exceptional (2e) individuals. We discuss topics including: What are sensory processing differences? Being a parents who helps to "drop" judgment Understanding what is a sensory disorder? Different types of brains The stigma around ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)   SHOW NOTES: www.la-cia.org ___________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: [email protected] You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE "Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder". Your Recovery Resource, Robyn's new online course for navigating your loved one's eating disorder, is available now! For more information on Robyn's book "The Eating Disorder Trap", please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. "The Eating Disorder Trap" is also available for purchase on Amazon.