Ep. 4 - Supporting Families through Diagnostic Discoveries (with Dr. Garth Smith)

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Ep. 4 - Supporting Families through Diagnostic Discoveries (with Dr. Garth Smith) - For this episode, we had a chat with Developmental Pediatrician Dr. Garth Smith, diving into the diagnostic process, barriers and myths, and general advice for parents.

GUEST BIO: Dr. R. Garth Smith is a Developmental Pediatrician and the Medical Director of KidsInclusive Centre for Child and Youth Development, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Queen’s University. Dr. Smith, after graduating from medical school at the University of the West Indies in 1981, he was accepted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to complete his pediatric residency training. In his final year of residency, he was appointed Chief Pediatric Resident and also coedited the now world famous The Hospital for Sick Children Residents Handbook published in 1987. He has published over 16 peer-reviewed articles related primarily to neurodevelopmental disorders and co-authored the chapter on “Update in Autism Spectrum Disorders” in the textbook “Update in Pediatrics” published by Springer publishers in 2018. A revised edition of this chapter is currently being completed.

Dr. Smith has three different teaching awards at Queen’s University: two for undergraduate teaching and one for pediatric residency education. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders. He is a peer reviewer of several well-established pediatric journals.

He is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, in the Developmental Section of the Canadian Pediatric Society.

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SPECIAL THANKS:

-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick

-Today's guest, Dr. Garth Smith