Dr. Sanam Hafiz

Because the majority of people I know don't own an ADOS, have never been trained on an ADOS, and don't have the faintest idea what the ADOS is. And it's a very critical tool. Everyone on my team has a doctorate and is licensed and primarily does assessments.

I still have everyone trained on the ADOS every two years because there's so much research and critical thinking about autism that comes out every couple of years.

I still have everyone trained on the ADOS every two years because there's so much research and critical thinking about autism that comes out every couple of years.

I still have everyone trained on the ADOS every two years because there's so much research and critical thinking about autism that comes out every couple of years.

Gifted individuals tend to have a tremendous overlap with autism. I actually have a table that I use from the Davidson Institute and the CDC. And it's basically the overlap or the similarities between people who are gifted and the people who are autistic. Sometimes a gifted person can in fact be autistic. There is no rule that makes autism mutually exclusive. You can have both.

Gifted individuals tend to have a tremendous overlap with autism. I actually have a table that I use from the Davidson Institute and the CDC. And it's basically the overlap or the similarities between people who are gifted and the people who are autistic. Sometimes a gifted person can in fact be autistic. There is no rule that makes autism mutually exclusive. You can have both.

Gifted individuals tend to have a tremendous overlap with autism. I actually have a table that I use from the Davidson Institute and the CDC. And it's basically the overlap or the similarities between people who are gifted and the people who are autistic. Sometimes a gifted person can in fact be autistic. There is no rule that makes autism mutually exclusive. You can have both.

But sometimes what looks like autism is really giftedness. Being gifted is a bit of a blessing and a curse. I have yet to meet someone who got told that they were gifted, who went, oh wow, look at me, I'm gifted. They feel like it is a burden. The brain never slows down. The brain never shuts down. The brain never takes a break. The brain is firing on all cylinders all the time.

But sometimes what looks like autism is really giftedness. Being gifted is a bit of a blessing and a curse. I have yet to meet someone who got told that they were gifted, who went, oh wow, look at me, I'm gifted. They feel like it is a burden. The brain never slows down. The brain never shuts down. The brain never takes a break. The brain is firing on all cylinders all the time.

But sometimes what looks like autism is really giftedness. Being gifted is a bit of a blessing and a curse. I have yet to meet someone who got told that they were gifted, who went, oh wow, look at me, I'm gifted. They feel like it is a burden. The brain never slows down. The brain never shuts down. The brain never takes a break. The brain is firing on all cylinders all the time.

And it's exhausting.

And it's exhausting.

And it's exhausting.

Comprehend the mind. And my Instagram is just my name, Dr. Sanam Hafiz.

Comprehend the mind. And my Instagram is just my name, Dr. Sanam Hafiz.

Comprehend the mind. And my Instagram is just my name, Dr. Sanam Hafiz.

Yeah, great work. Thank you. As a mental health provider, I thank you.

Yeah, great work. Thank you. As a mental health provider, I thank you.

Yeah, great work. Thank you. As a mental health provider, I thank you.