Autistic Burnout vs Depression with Dr. Hammel and Dr. Kressin - Lunch & Learn
When autistic patients present depression symptoms, it could be something else. Autistic burnout is a term for the effects of overwhelm over a long period for neurodivergent people due to masking autistic traits. Autistic Burnout is internal and in many ways is the opposite of depression. It may especially affect autistic adults who have strong cognitive and language abilities and are working or going to school with neurotypical people. Loss of interests in special interests, executive functioning problems, and low mood are signs of burnout. Join Dr. Kressin and Dr. Hammel on April 25th to learn more about Autistic burnout versus depression.
Kim Kressin, MD is an autistic, neurodiversity advocate, physician and Chair of Health Care Committee at Washington Autism Alliance. Dr. Kressin is working tirelessly to decrease barriers in health care for autistics. She's passionate about working towards a future where autistic people's needs are properly accommodated by the world around them in a way that promotes their best life and true health and happiness.
James Hammel, MD, MA, MSc, FAPA, FACLP is an autistic clinician who received his pre-medical education at Stanford University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology. He earned his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School. He was named the Association of American Medical College's first Nickens Scholar. He was a US-UK Fulbright Scholar at Oxford University, where he received an additional graduate degree (Master's of Science in Medical Sciences, By Research).
Doctor Hammel completed Internship at Stanford and Residency at Harvard, serving as Chief Resident. He fellowship-trained in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Mount Sinai. Prior to starting his psychiatry private practice in Seattle, he worked as an outpatient and consultation-liaison psychiatrist on both coasts. Dr. Hammel is medically licensed in WA, HI, OR, AZ, NY, and MA.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Hammel has won awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Society for Liaison Psychiatry, the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Harvard Medical School. He has conducted research nationally and internationally and authored peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has been an Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai, Albert Einstein, and Western University of Health Sciences.
