Breakout Session

Navigating Puberty and Changing Bodies

10-10:50 a.m. BEST 120

Presented by: Kerry Prout, PhD, ABPP, Children's Mercy Hospital

As children enter puberty, they experience changes in their bodies and begin to navigate new emotions and expectations. The goal of this talk is to provide education and strategies for how to support a child with autism or other developmental differences as they navigate physical changes during puberty, learn new self-care tasks, and teach new concepts necessary as they mature (e.g., teaching about boundaries, privacy, and addressing sexual urges and behavior).