Flying Under the Radar: Camouflaging Behaviors & Elevated Psychological Distress in Autistic Females

Dr. Katarzyna Motylewicz, DBH, BCBA, QBA completed her undergraduate program in psychology at the City University of New York (CUNY), graduate training in education and special education at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (Touro College), graduate training in applied behavioral analysis at the Pennsylvania University (Penn State), and her doctoral degree in behavioral health with a specialty in integrated care. She is interested in an integrated approach in treatment of individuals with autism. Her clinical focus is on addressing motor impairments affecting social-communication and play skills, and motor difficulties affecting feeding skills in pediatric population with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a former athlete and karate practitioner and instructor, she was able to bring her passion into her clinical work, which resulted in a development of a functional training protocol for clinicians working with individuals with ASD. She has worked as a clinical director, consultant, and a lead BCBA in various fields, including early intervention, schools, and a private sector. She had served as a faculty associate at the doctoral program at the Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a certified PEERS Program provider and feeding specialist.