Author: Justin Gardner, PsyD

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Justin Gardner, PsyD

Justin Gardner, PsyD is currently finishing his Post-Doctoral fellowship under the supervision of Paul Beljan, PsyD, ABPdN, ABN at Beljan Psychological Services in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Gardner completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Midwestern University in Glendale Arizona. He completed his internship at The Rochester Institute of Technology where he developed computational modeling approaches for diagnosing and predicting maximal treatment outcomes for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and chronic pain. Dr. Gardner is passionate about conducting research. He has been invited to present at numerous local, national, and international conferences regarding his research into the use of artificial intelligence, computational modeling, and other algorithmic approaches to the diagnostic process of various neuropsychological disorders. Dr. Gardner has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics ranging from giftedness, math learning disorder, executive functioning, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence. First and foremost, Dr. Gardner is a clinician. He spends most of his time seeing patients at his offices in Scottsdale and Chandler, Arizona. Dr. Gardner specializes in providing neuropsychological evaluations and psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults with wide ranging backgrounds and mental health needs.
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Justin Gardner, PsyD

Understanding Autism: The Power of Asking, “What Would Happen if…?”

The author uses thought experiments to argue autistic treatment should focus on targeted, high-impact symptoms rather than treating everything at once. Treating central issues—like attention, cognitive inflexibility, or theory of mind—can produce cascading improvements and increase efficiency of other interventions.

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