Self-Injury and Autism - Updates - Autism Research Institute

Listen to playback of this live Q&A as Lauren Moskowitz discusses self-injury and other challenging behaviors. To review Dr. Moskowitz’s previous talk on positive strategies for addressing anxiety and OCD, click HERE

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Published: 09/26/2018

Lauren Moskowitz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University. She received her B.S. from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. She completed her internship at NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship at NYU Child Study Center. Her research focuses on behavioral assessment and intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities (DD) in naturalistic contexts, intervention for parents of children with ASD and DD, and cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents.

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