In this episode I talk to Dr. David Krauss. David is a psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families, as well as individual adults, in independent practice, school and hospital settings. We had an interesting conversation about how autistic people can find their strengths and why it’s important to have awe for yourself no matter what you do.

You will learn:

• How language and views on autism have changed over the years
• How to identify your strengths
• Why the fundamental attribution error affects how we see autistic people

Follow-up Questions:

• Is your world frozen, getting smaller, or getting larger?
• What’s one thing you do that you can have awe for?
• The next time you get mad at someone, can you think about their context or history first?

Guest Bio: Dr. David Krauss, Ph.D. is a psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families, as well as individual adults, in independent practice, school and hospital settings. He has a PhD in Clinical and Community Psychology from Yale University and a practice located in Hopewell, NJ. He specializes in working with neurologically or developmentally 'atypical' children and adolescents - ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum, etc. He often works with those neurodevelopmentally atypical children, adolescent and young adults who don't easily fit into these kinds of standard diagnostic categories. He looks for and develops strengths, resiliencies and resources.

Links:

• David's Psychology Today Profile
• Atypical Children – Extraordinary Parenting

Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email me at kevin@workingclassautistic.com