3 Things to Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder w/ Dr. Kristin Sohl #autism #doctor #health

We're diving into autism with Dr. Sohl today. Dr. Sohl has been kind enough to join us for a Autism Spectrum Disorder Explained video where we talk through how we diagnose autism for toddlers, kids, adults and everyone. More on Dr. Sohl and her experience with autism below. We're discussing autism diagnoses, symptoms, support systems, and communication tips. Be sure to subscribe, as we'll have more pediatric, adult and intellectual disability videos coming your way!

Dr. Sohl is a pediatrician with extensive experience in medical diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of children with a concern of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She is an expert in quality and process improvement for comprehensive autism diagnostic and longitudinal services.

Dr. Sohl is the site principal investigator for the Autism Intervention Research for Physical Health/Autism Treatment Network (AIRP/ATN) and serves in national leadership roles with each program. She is also founder of ECHO Autism, an innovative framework to increase community capacity to care for children with autism and other developmental/behavioral concerns. ECHO Autism is considered a national model for expanding autism diagnosis and treatment to underserved and rural populations. Her team has established partnerships with health care entities in more than 15 states and five countries.

Dr. Sohl’s research focuses on systems change to improve health care and services for individuals with autism and also focuses on understanding underlying medical conditions in individuals with autism.

Alok Patel is a pediatric hospitalist, medical journalist, on-camera expert, producer, and devotee of creative, engaging science communication tactics. He currently serves as the Faculty Director of Communications for the Department of Pediatrics. Through this role, he helps coordinate creative media strategies for awareness, education, advocacy, recruitment and more.

Cedric “Jamie” Rutland, M.D., is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care. He completed medical school and an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa and then moved to Kansas where he completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowships at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Among other things, Dr. Rutland is an expert in asthma, COPD, ILD, EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopy, and vaping. He serves Orange County and Riverside, CA working for West Coast Lung.

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