Autism and Co-occuring Diagnosis Issues with Tatiana Matthews

Autism and Co-occuring diagnosis are commonly missed and create complexities that many treatment providers may be missing.Many of our autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults are being traumatized, triggered, shamed, and misunderstood because their unidentified needs aren’t being addressed in their treatment plans or by their clinicians and providers.We’re excited to bring you this episode of our chat with Tatiana Mathews, the Clinical Director for Atlanta Specialized Care, who shares valuable insights from her extensive experience and expertise working individually and in a case management role with autistic and neurodivergent clients with sophisticated co-occuring diagnosis.Some of the topics we discuss with Tatiana include common stereotypes in the mental health community leading to poor care, patient blaming, what good case management should look like, glaring wholes in psych testing, signs a therapist or provider has quit, and what is needed to improve outcomes for our autistic and neurodivergent young people.What You'll Learn from this Episode:The common stereotypes in the mental health community that lead to poor care.One of the big clues there’s something more to be considered in a treatment plan.What good case management should look like.Signs a therapist or provider has quit.The most glaring whole in psych testing and what turns up in most neurodivergent’s testing.Featured on the Show:Join our email list so you can get our free 3-part video course: Start Parenting Confidently With 3 Simple StepsVisit NeuroDevMentoring.com to learn more about our specialized co-ed mentoring program for neurodivergent young adults.Follow us on facebook and Debbie on Instagram! Join the conversation and comment to share your insights from this episode.Atlanta Specialized Care serving the greater Atlanta, Georgia area or call (770) 815-6853.👉 If this episode resonated with you, we’d love for you to leave a quick 5 star review sharing your favorite takeaway. It helps us create more meaningful content for listeners like you.📩 Want more insights and practical tools? Be sure to join our email list for inspiration and updates.🔵 For deeper support, consider joining our NDM Circle Community at NDM.Circle.so—a space for parents and professionals navigating the complexities of parenting neurodivergent young people.