NFXF Webinar Series

How to Prepare for a Telehealth Visit

00 h 14 m

Practical tips from doctors working directly with children and teens with Fragile X syndrome, with an emphasis on being prepared for FXS -and behavioral-specific questions.

About the Webinar

With Drs. Rebecca Shaffer and Ernie Pedapati
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Drs. Rebecca Shaffer and Ernie Pedapati, with the Fragile X Clinic at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, tell you how to prepare for your telehealth visit, including behavioral checkups. Their advice applies to all visits.

About the Presenters

Rebecca Shaffer

Rebecca Shaffer

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Clinical Psychologist and Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Rebecca Shaffer, PsyD, HSPP, is a professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and she specializes in both clinical care and research with Fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. She is also the director of psychological services for the Cincinnati Fragile X Center. Her research is primarily focused on emotion dysregulation in both FXS and ASD. She enjoys helping individuals find ways to calm their bodies and minds and fully engage in the world around them. She also enjoys helping caregivers find ways to best support them in this process. “It is truly a pleasure to work with the Fragile X population and their families.”

Dr. Ernest Padapati headshot

Ernie Pedapati

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Pediatrician and Assistant Professor, UC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

Ernie Pedapati, MD, MS, FAAP, specializes in the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases associated with ASD, genetic, and other neurodevelopmental disorders, including interdisciplinary treatment planning and advanced medication management. Before his faculty appointment, he received clinical and research training under Craig Erickson, MD, and pediatric transcranial magnetic stimulation under Donald Gilbert, MD, MS.