Somer Bishop

Assistant professor
University of California, San Francisco

Somer Bishop is a clinical psychologist and professor in residence of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.

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By Jonathan Moens

2 November 2021

7 min read

An illustration shows mother and child facing a grey monolithic shape that breaks apart to reveal a bright monitor that signifies remote assessments.

Rethinking autism assessments in the time of COVID-19: Q&A with Bishop, Zwaigenbaum

Moving most clinical assessments online during the coronavirus pandemic has created a digital divide while closing some geographical ones, say Somer Bishop and Lonnie Zwaigenbaum.

Spectrum

Rethinking autism assessments in the time of COVID-19: Q&A with Bishop, Zwaigenbaum

By Jonathan Moens

2 November 2021 | 7 min read

Spectrum

By Ann Griswold

1 November 2016

5 min read

Questions for Bishop, Havdahl: Tantrums trick autism tests

Children with low intelligence or behavioral issues — but not autism — may meet the criteria for autism on standard diagnostic tests.

Spectrum

Questions for Bishop, Havdahl: Tantrums trick autism tests

By Ann Griswold

1 November 2016 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Somer Bishop

6 October 2015

6 min read

Seeking precise portraits of girls with autism

Researchers need to consider new ways of capturing how autism manifests in girls, who may find clever ways of camouflaging their symptoms.

Spectrum

Seeking precise portraits of girls with autism

By Somer Bishop

6 October 2015 | 6 min read

Spectrum

By Somer Bishop

12 December 2014

4 min read

Gauging intelligence in autism over time

Adapting traditional tests of intelligence for people with intellectual disability can deflate their scores over time. Somer Bishop calls for tests that more accurately assess intelligence in this group.

Spectrum

Gauging intelligence in autism over time

By Somer Bishop

12 December 2014 | 4 min read

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