The Maze Phase
The Maze Phase is a podcast for Primary health care professionals working with teens navigating life and the Australian Healthcare system. In this podcast, GP Dr Bianca Forrester interviews experts in the field of Adolescent Health and Social care to provide clinical updates, practice tips and best practice approaches to working with teens in Primary care. This series focuses on the school-aged teen and considers approaches to care in school-based settings.
The Maze Phase
Neurodiversity and neurodevelopmental disorders in teens-How can the GP help?
In this episode, GP Bianca Forrester speaks with child and adolescent psychiatrist Prof Sandra Radovini about increasing requests for neurodevelopmental disorder assessments in primary care. We talk about the issues that many young people are facing in getting back on track with school routines and why transitions have been particularly challenging for some young people.
Shownotes:
Best Practice Guidelines for the assessment and support of autism
Australia's First National Guideline for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders https://www.autismcrc.com.au/access/national-guideline
Best Practice Guidelines for the assessment and support for ADHD
Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au
Assessment Tools
Autism: Social Responsiveness Scale, 2nd Edition SRS-2
Identifies the presence and severity of social impairment within the autism spectrum and differentiates it from that which occurs in other disorders https://paa.com.au/product/srs-2/
For ADHD:
https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/diagnosis/adhd-diagnosis/
The Conners ADHD rating scale was mentioned
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/conners-rating-scale
Recommended article:
MJA article- Andrew Whitehouse- Autism: Widely known, rarely understood
For GPs recording Continuing Professional development:
This podcast (and accompanying guidelines and article review) may contribute to 1 hours of Educational Activities. GPs may self-record their completion of the activity in their MyCPD account at https://mycpd.racgp.org.au and click on “Log” from the banner at top of screen. Note that it remains the GP’s responsibility to maintain evidence of the activity for their CPD log. Please contact your local faculty if assistance is needed in logging the activity.
Training Calendar Mindful Centre
The skill development workshops are designed for professionals working with clients with autism. They focus on practical skill development for delivering a wide range of autism interventions
https://mindful.org.au/asd-training/skill-development
Self-paced Training modules in assessment
This Podcast was recorded over "zoom" in February 2023
Presented by: Dr Bianca Forrester, Senior Lecturer Primary care, Department of General practice and Primary care, University of Melbourne.
Guest: Prof Sandra Radovini, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Director of Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health
Produced by: Bianca Forrester
Music: Space Cadet Lullabies
Graphics: Gaal Creative
The Maze Phase is a production of the University of Melbourne, Australia. The Maze Phase is licenced under Creative Commons, Copyright 2017, the University of Melbourne.