Marilyn J. Monteiro
This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (July 2023) |
Marilyn J. Monteiro | |
---|---|
Nationality | American |
Education | Grinnell College (BA) Drake University (MA) Western Michigan University (PhD) |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Marilyn J. Monteiro is an American psychologist who specializes in evaluating and diagnosing children on the spectrum of autism disorders.
Education and training
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2023) |
Monteiro graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Psychology and Education. She has an M.A. in psychology (Experimental Analysis of Behavior) from Drake University and a Ph.D. in psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis) from Western Michigan University. She has also completed post-graduate training in family systems therapy at Southwest Family Institute in Dallas, Texas.
Career
She is a licensed psychologist specializing in diagnosing autism disorders whose clinical work focuses on training other professionals to use her methods to diagnose and work with children on the autism spectrum and their families.[1]
Publications and research
Monteiro is the author of the book, Autism Conversations: Evaluating Children on the Autism Spectrum through Authentic Conversations,[2] published by Western Psychological Services.[3] Autism Conversations teaches practitioners how to use conversational techniques to connect with children, build trust with the child's parents, and plan for successful interventions.[4]
She has also created a testing method called the "Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome: A Team-Based Approach" (MIGDAS). MIGDAS is a qualitative interview protocol for clinicians who evaluate verbal children and adolescents with suspected high-functioning forms of autism, including Asperger syndrome.[5][6]
Additionally, Monteiro has also published an article entitled Autism Conversations: The Sensory Entry Point for S.I. Focus, The International Magazine Dedicated to Improving Sensory Integration.[7]
References
- ^ "Home". marilynmonteiro.com.
- ^ "Home". autismconversations.com.
- ^ "Autism Conversations | WPS". www.wpspublish.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12.
- ^ Autism Conversations: Evaluating Children on the Autism Spectrum through Authentic Conversations. 1st ed. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services, 2010.
- ^ Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome (MIGDAS): A Team-Based Approach. 1st ed. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
- ^ "Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome™ (MIGDAS™) | WPS". www.wpspublish.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22.
- ^ Monteiro, M.J. (2009, August). Autism Conversations: The Sensory Entry Point. S.I. Focus, The International Magazine Dedicated to Improving Sensory Integration.
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles lacking reliable references from July 2023
- All articles lacking reliable references
- Articles with hCards
- BLP articles lacking sources from July 2023
- All BLP articles lacking sources
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- 21st-century American psychologists
- American women psychologists
- Autism researchers
- Drake University alumni
- Grinnell College alumni
- Living people
- Western Michigan University alumni
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- 21st-century American women
- All stub articles
- Autism stubs