Presenters:

• Dr. Peter Szatmari, Professor and Head of the Division of Child Psychiatry, McMaster University, Director, Offord Centre for Child Studies

Dr. Szatmari summarizes recent findings from his Pathways to Better Outcomes study, a longitudinal look at outcomes for those with ASD, looking at how ASD looks into adulthood. Dr. Szatmari outlines the differences in outcome between autism and Asperger Syndrome, as well as the important challenges for service providers in shifting their focus from treatment of deficits to promoting a positive quality of life into adulthood keying in on the many skills and strengths that people with ASD demonstrate.