Raphael Bernier

Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Seattle

Raphael Bernier is professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington and clinical director of the Seattle Children’s Autism Center.

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Spectrum

By Raphael Bernier

31 May 2016

6 min read

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Through play, children with autism can hone thinking skills

Clinicians can use play to deliver therapies that could improve a child’s social skills, language and certain cognitive capacities.

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Spectrum

Through play, children with autism can hone thinking skills

By Raphael Bernier

31 May 2016 | 6 min read

Spectrum

By Sara Jane Webb, Raphael Bernier

22 October 2013

4 min read

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Best practices

Guidelines for the use of electroencephalography in autism will ensure that researchers have a common set of standards, which will speed up discovery, say Sara Jane Webb and Raphael Bernier.

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Spectrum

Best practices

By Sara Jane Webb, Raphael Bernier

22 October 2013 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Raphael Bernier

20 March 2012

8 min read

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

How do we measure autism severity?

Accurately measuring the severity of autism remains a challenge for the field. The answer may lie in using more than one approach that varies depending on whether it is being applied in a clinical or research context, says Raphael Bernier.

Spectrum from The Transmitter.

Spectrum

How do we measure autism severity?

By Raphael Bernier

20 March 2012 | 8 min read

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Decision-making

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