Kelly Beck
Kelly Beck, PhD, LPC, CRC is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh researching mental health interventions for autistic and neurodivergent people.
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Sep 5, 2026
Tony TarchichiHOST
What about with other mental health issues? Meaning if you have autism and ADHD, are you more likely to have other mental health issues, whether it's anxiety, depression, whatever?
Kelly BeckGUEST
So I think just overall mental health and other safety compromising behaviors are disproportionately high in autism compared to typically developing kids and even other clinical groups.
Kelly BeckGUEST
And, you know, to give you a sense of the rates here, a lot, most autistic youth will meet criteria for multiple co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
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