The Autism Diagnosis Community of Practice will develop a shared understanding of the critical issues that we are facing as a clinical community in providing timely and equitable assessment and meeting the needs across the province. The aim is to share ideas, build and strengthen collaborations and partnerships and develop actionable recommendations and plan for how these can be used to expand capacity and advance practice.

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Best Practice Guidelines for Equitable and Timely Autism Diagnosis Services in Alberta

The primary goal of this document will be to equip general practitioners and community pediatricians with the foundational knowledge and clinical frameworks necessary to deliver high-quality and timely autism assessments in an evolving diagnostic landscape across the province of Alberta.

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2024 Connecting Communities Presentation

Chair

Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, chair of the Autism Diagnosis Community of Practice. Wearing glasses and a purple button down shirt

Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

MD, Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Autism; Director, Autism Research Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta

Lonnie is a developmental pediatrician at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, where he directs the Autism Research Centre. He completed his clinical training in Toronto and research training at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario where he worked prior to moving to Edmonton in 2006. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta and is supported by the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Autism. He is the medical lead for the Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Consultation Service at the Glenrose and the Edmonton Zone Clinical Department Head for Child Health, Alberta Health Services. His current research focuses on improving early detection and timely diagnosis and health care related to autism.