I am happy to see that many of the barriers to appropriate therapy have been tackled with an increased willingness to bridge the gaps between separate fields of research and clinical practice (Cooper, Loades, & Russell, 2018; Maddox & Gaus, 2018). Nonetheless, I have continued to observe instances in which professionals in the “mainstream mental health community” do not consider themselves qualified or interested in serving people with developmental disorders. Therefore, they may not market their services or accept referrals from the adult ASD population. Likewise, professionals in the “autism spectrum community” are still focusing more on children and the behavioral interventions that are most fitting for the younger population. This leaves a large proverbial “crack” for adults with ASD to fall through, as they suffer from various problems in daily living and/or comorbid mental health disorders that warrant effective psychotherapy (Maddox & Gaus, 2018). There are many skilled and experienced clinicians in both of these communities who, with a willingness to look outside their respective literatures, can use their existing talents to help adults with ASD. They include psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, speech–language pathologists, and educators. … For example, clinicians serving the general adult population in “mainstream” mental health settings are encountering ASD incidentally in patients who have sought help for a mood or anxiety disorder. This has become increasingly apparent to me over the last 11 years, as I have been invited more often to provide training workshops to groups of psychotherapists who do not identify themselves as ASD specialists, but are eager to learn about ASD because they already have patients on their caseloads with the diagnosis. These meetings have been most exciting for me, as I have been inspired by the compassion and dedication of so many therapists to learn about something new so that they can best serve their patients.

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