We are committed to an interdisciplinary approach to treatment and care. The Duke Autism Clinic serves individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities from infancy through young adulthood. The list of Duke autism care providers shown below is not comprehensive. Clinicians at the Duke Autism Clinic collaborate with a wide range of autism care providers across the Duke University Health System, providing continuity of care from screening through treatment.
| Provider | Discipline | Services offered |
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| Rachel Aiello, PhD | School Psychology |
ASD diagnosis and treatment across the lifespan, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, structured teaching
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| Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD | Primary Care Pediatrics | Screening, medical evaluation of ASD, family counseling, and management of medical co-morbidities. Serves patients referred by physicians in Duke Children's Primary Care |
| Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and clinical care |
| Tara Chandrasekhar, MD | Child Psychiatry | Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and clinical care |
| Geraldine Dawson, PhD | Clinical Psychology | ASD diagnosis and treatment, infant-toddler risk and diagnosis, Early Start Denver Model early intervention and parent coaching |
| Lauren Franz, MBChB, MPH | Child Psychiatry | ASD diagnosis, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and clinical care |
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Clinical Psychology |
ASD diagnosis and treatment, infant-toddler risk and diagnosis, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy
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| Nicole Heilbron, PhD | Clinical Psychology | Child clinical psychology, child/adolescent trauma and maltreatment, nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidality, child/adolescent mood, anxiety disorders |
| Jill Howard, PhD | Clinical Psychology | ASD diagnosis and treatment, infant-toddler risk and diagnosis, Early Start Denver Model early intervention |
| Joan Jasien, MD | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician | Medical evaluation of children with neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Ave M. Lachiewicz, MD | Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics | Behavioral assessment and medical treatment of ASD and fragile X syndrome |
| Linmarie Sikich, MD | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, clinical care, ASD diagnosis |
| Gail Spiridigliozzi, PhD | Clinical Psychology | Psychological assessment of ASD, psycho-educational evaluation |
| Elena Tenenbaum, PhD | Clinical Psychology | Diagnosis and treatment of autism, particularly as it applies to language acquisition. |
| Purnima Valdez, MD | Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics | Evaluation and management of ASD and developmental behavioral disorders |
| Saritha Vermeer, PhD | Clinical Psychology | ASD diagnosis and treatment. Behavioral, cognitive-behavioral and social skills intervention. |
| Nancy Zucker, PhD | Clinical Psychology | Eating /feeding disorder assessment and intervention |
| Neurology services | Pediatric Neurology | Epilepsy assessment and treatment, metabolic treatment for epilepsy, headache assessment and treatment, Neurofibromatosis Clinic, Neurometabolic Clinic, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic, pediatric sleep disorders, autoimmune encephalitis, adult neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy |
Treatment for gross motor development, fine motor development, balance and coordination, strength and endurance, joint mobility, breathing and airway clearance, eating or feeding, activities of daily living, perceptual skills, cognitive processing/attention, sensory processing/integration | |
| Speech-language services | Pediatric Speech Pathology | Assessment and intervention for communication and feeding disorders for individuals with ASD across the lifespan |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic | Pediatric Neurology | Diagnosis, assessment, and interdisciplinary treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). |
As part of our commitment to training up the next generation of care providers, we also have a number of residents, fellows, post-docs, and clinical practicum trainees. For more information about our training opportunities, please visit the Training and Education portion of our site.
| Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development Postdoctoral Fellows |
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| Jacqueline Lawrence, PhD |
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Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development Interns, Externs, and Fellows |
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Danbi Choe |
UNC School Psychology |
| Sarah Edmunds | Duke Psychology Intern |
| Yumeng Fang | UNC School Psychology |
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Adrianne Harris |
Duke Clinical Psychology |
| A. Jacqueline Ryan-Shepard, MD MPH | Duke Child Psychiatry |