Maria Duffo
Who am I
I am a general health psychologist, specialised in both diagnosis and intervention of ASD, from early childhood to adolescence. I am a certified therapist in the ESDM model (Denver Model) and I am trained in the P-ESDM parent accompaniment/coaching. I offer psychological support to children/adolescents with emotional difficulties, anxiety management, behavioural problems and attentional difficulties and hyperactivity, as well as ADHD diagnosis and cognitive assessment.
Experience and professional career
∞ Specialised clinical experience in the public clinical sector (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu): in the neurology service (early stimulation in children with neurodevelopmental problems) and in mental health hospitalisation of patients in the acute phase, in diagnostic assessment processes for early childhood and at school, in a highly specialised autism unit and in the adoption unit.
∞ Specialised experience in the private sector: design of therapeutic plans carried out in consultation and in natural context (schools and homes).
∞ Specialised in psychodiagnostic assessment processes from early childhood to 18 years of age.
∞ Therapeutic intervention from a cognitive-behavioural approach, from early stimulation (ESDM) to plans adjusted according to the needs of each age group.
Beatriz Daudén
Who am I
I am a general health psychologist, specialised in early attention for ASD (both diagnosis and intervention) and family support. I am a certified therapist in the evidence-based ESDM model (Early Start Denver Model), and I am trained in the Parent Coaching version of the model (Parent Coaching ESDM). Furthermore, I am trained in the application of the PECS system (augmentative and alternative communication system through the exchange of images).
Experience and professional career
∞ Assessment and diagnosis of young children with ASD’s early signs (administering BAYLEY-III and ADOS-2), from approximately 12 months of age.
∞ Participation in the typification study of the BAYLEY-4 neurodevelopmental scales.
∞ ESDM intervention in a 1:1 format with the child, in the private sector.
∞ Intervention based on the P-ESDM, as part of the clinical and research program TEA CARE Mas Casadevall (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona), collaboratively guiding parents in learning proven early stimulation strategies to apply them in their daily routines with their children.