Clinical Identification of Autism in Females and Non-Stereotypical Presentations
Two Days That Rewire How You See
Every session is designed to permanently expand what autism "looks like" in your clinical eye — and give you the tools to act on it.
Recognition: Seeing the invisible
The female presentation, masking, and why your current lens isn't catching it.
🧩 The Female Autism Phenotype
What autism actually looks like in girls and women — across the lifespan — and why it doesn't match the textbook.
🧩 The Neuroscience of Masking
How camouflaging works neurologically, the cognitive cost it extracts, and why the mask eventually cracks.
🧩 Internal vs. External Presentations
The silent struggle: how autism presents when it turns inward — and why it gets misread as anxiety, depression, or personality pathology.
🧩 Developmental Trajectory in Females
How the presentation shifts from childhood through adolescence, adulthood, and perimenopause — and the crisis points along the way.
🧩 The BPD / C-PTSD / Autism Tangle
Why autistic women are disproportionately diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD — and how to tell the difference.
🧩 Case Studies: What Everyone Else Missed
Walk through real clinical presentations where autism was present but invisible — and learn what the identifying signals were.
Assessment Tools That Actually Work
Screening, assessment modification, and supporting the diagnostic journey.
🧩 Why Standard Screeners Fail
A candid look at the limitations of common instruments when used with female and non-stereotypical presentations — and what to use instead.
🧩 Assessment Modifications
Specific adaptations to your intake process, interview questions, and observational approach that capture the presentations you've been missing.
🧩 Screening Tools for Female Profiles
Newer screening instruments and structured clinical approaches designed specifically for non-stereotypical presentations.
🧩 Non-Binary & Gender-Diverse Presentations
How autism intersects with gender identity — and why gender-diverse individuals face unique diagnostic barriers.
Live Q&A & Case Consultation
Bring your current cases. Discuss the presentations that are puzzling you. Get real-time guidance in a supportive clinical peer environment.
After These Two Days, You'll Never Unsee It
What Changes
In Your Clinical Eye
You'll recognize autism in presentations that previously looked like "just anxiety" or "just a personality style" — the quiet compliance, the social exhaustion, the intense inner world.
You'll understand masking not as a theoretical concept but as a visible, identifiable clinical phenomenon you can observe and name.
You'll catch the diagnostic signals other clinicians miss — in the girl who seems "fine" at school, the woman with a BPD label, the client who's "too social" to be autistic.
In Your Practice
You'll have modified screening and intake processes that capture non-stereotypical presentations from the first session.
You'll know how to assess for autism without relying on instruments that were never validated for the people sitting in front of you.
You'll be able to support the post-diagnostic journey with clinical confidence — navigating the identity shift, family dynamics, and grief that comes with late identification.
2-Day Live Intensive Autism in Females & Non-Stereotypical Presentations
$497 Early bird pricing · Limited seats
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2 full days of live clinical instruction
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Understand DSM-5 limitations related to varied presentations, including the female profile
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Female-specific assessment frameworks
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Clinical handouts, screening guides & intake modifications
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Live Q&A and case consultation
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12 CE credits for both days
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30-day replay access
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Digital resource library
$697 $497
Early bird pricing until April 15, 2026
Limited seats
Group Rate
Email [email protected] for group registration.
Meet Your ADHD & Autism Assessment Expert
Psychologist & Accredited Trainer Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Dr. Caroline Buzanko has spent over 25 years supporting neurodivergent children, teens, and their families. She has become a leading expert doing what this workshop teaches you to do: Identifying autism in the clients everyone else misses. A registered psychologist specializing in the differential diagnosis of ADHD, autism, and complex neurodevelopmental presentations, she has assessed and supported thousands of neurodivergent children, teens, and families across her career. Named Alberta's Psychologist of the Year in 2024, Dr. Buzanko is recognized for her clinical expertise and her ability to translate that expertise into practical frameworks other clinicians can immediately use.
Koru is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education trainig programs. Koru maintains responsibility for this program and its content. A certificate of completion is available to attendees who attend the training and pass the post-test (80% or higher). Individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations please contact Dr. Buzanko at [email protected]