Autism Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Online
The maturing brain progresses the child’s cognitive abilities toward Piaget’s formal operational stage in adolescence, with new capacities for deductive reasoning, abstract thought, future planning and nuance in humor. The young person possesses an increased ability to self-reflect and regard themselves as having an individual identity. They are shifting from family membership to peer identification (Pakpahan, 2022). Autistic teens often diverge further from age peers due to offbeat recreational pursuits, prolonged interest in childhood hobbies and media, as well as the effects of social rejection (Chen, 2021). As Autistic adolescents increase their awareness of the wider world, they are likely to experience greater anxiety about safety, their future and what adulthood will require of them than non-Autistic teens (Hollocks, 2024). For some, their capability for moral reasoning exceeds that of classmates, resulting in intellectual loneliness. With positive influences and the guided participation described in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1991), adolescents can make sense of the world and their place in it.
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW and Matt Lowry, LPP
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 CEs for Psychologists, 2.0 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, or 2.0 NBCC Clock Hours.
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PROGRAM PRICING:
- General Admission: $50
- The Chicago School Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $40*
- Students: $25*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for coupon code. Code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
- Date:
- Friday, May 1, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/may_1_2026-2
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students