| September 23, 2025 12:00- 1:00 PM MST Colorado best practices for serving kids and adolescents with neurodiversity ACCESS RECORDING HERE We've come a long way recognizing individuals with neurodiversity challenges that also have mental health issues. Not so long ago they were unable to find many services and supports, and were an enigma to most providers. Fortunately, we've come to recognize ways to support them through depression, anxiety, and traumatic events. Setting aside the false dichotomy that behavior supports and mental health supports are somehow fundamentally different, this presentation will shared resources, community supports, and mental health treatment options, and a sense of hope.
Objectives: Become better able to identify conditions like intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder among children and adolescents. Recognize some of the mental health conditions that might impact this population group. Identify different resources available to support them, both in the community and in mental health settings.  Presented By: Dr. David Hatfield is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst who specializes in child, adult, and family practice issues, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, intellectual disabilities, disruptive behavior disorders (e.g., ADHD, oppositional, and conduct issues), anxiety disorders (e.g., trauma, social anxiety, panic, and school refusal), mood disorders (e.g., depression and bipolar issues), and pediatric psychology (e.g., medical complications, adjustment to diagnosis, medical adherence and compliance, and traumatic brain injury). Dr. Hatfield is one of very few practitioners in the state of Colorado to be a Licensed Psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-D. He was appointed the only service provider on the Autism Commission for the State of Colorado in 2008, received the Autism Society of Colorado Outstanding Autism Service Provider Award in 2011, content expert for the BACB, helped write both the HIMAT (Autism Mandate) Law and Medical Services in Schools Law. He obtained his master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida State University, and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dr. Patricia Oliver has worked with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their families, and communities for over 20 years. She completed her doctoral degree in Special Education at Florida Atlantic University and relocated to Colorado in 2005. She has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2003. Throughout her university career (2000-2010), Dr. Oliver ran the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities chapter at Florida Atlantic University. Later, she joined the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) where she developed the Board Certified Behavior Analysis (BCBA) program. In 2010, she founded Oliver Behavioral Consultants (OBC). Since then, she has led an interdisciplinary team of Behavior Analysts, Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Therapists, and Diagnostic Psychologists with the goal of providing a strong team approach to comprehensive intervention for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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