Neurodevelopmental and developmental behavioral pediatrician. Director, Medical Outpatient Services, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Lipkin has served as an advisor for EarliTec and Sarepta Diagnostics. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.
Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. We interviewed Dr. Paul Lipkin who has truly useful tips to help us modify our assessment to communicate effectively back and forth to address the problem.