Dr Kelly McKenna-Kerr Psychiatrist

Dr Kelly McKenna-Kerr, MBBS MPsych FRANZCP Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Kelly McKenna-Kerr is an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with specialist expertise in Autism, having dedicated her professional career to this community for over ten years. She has received awards from both the University of Western Australia and the Royal Australian College of Psychiatrists for clinical and academic excellence; recipient of both the CB Kidd Memorial Prize (UWA) and prestigious RANZCP Maddison Medallion. She is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Special Interest Group in the Psychiatry of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and the WA Autism Peer Review Group. Dr McKenna-Kerr leads a multidisciplinary diagnostic team in conjunction with the Autism Association of WA in addition to her private practice in autism assessment. She is particularly experienced in adolescent and adult diagnostic assessment, appreciating the factors that influence later presentation eg the experience of women on the spectrum. She is trained and experienced in the administration of specialised autism assessments including the ADOS-2, 3di, ACIA and ADI-R. She is passionate about identifying and supporting all people on the spectrum, and works hard to be an ally in advocacy roles in addition to her clinical work. She has developed a range of resources and provides educational seminars to WA public mental health services and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She has been an invited speaker on the topic of Autism to national conferences and the WA Mental Health Commission. She has been privileged to provide clinical care to both adults and adolescent youth on the spectrum in a variety of settings throughout her career.