A Practical Guide To Mental Health Problems In Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Author : Alvina Ali,Michelle O'Reilly,Khalid Karim
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780857006974

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A Practical Guide to Mental Health Problems in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Alvina Ali,Michelle O'Reilly,Khalid Karim Pdf

Exploring the relationship between ASD and mental health difficulties, this book offers practical guidance to help parents and professionals recognise and handle co-morbid conditions, and dispels the myth that they are just a part of autism. The authors cover a wide range of common mental health problems experienced by children with ASD, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders, psychosis, stress, tics and depression, and illustrate these issues with case studies. They also provide vital advice in an accessible format and suggest strategies to ease the difficulties which arise from these co-morbid conditions. This book is essential reading for professionals working with children on the autism spectrum and is an accessible and practical resource for parents and carers.

Author : Fred R. Volkmar,Lisa A. Wiesner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781119685678

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A Practical Guide to Autism by Fred R. Volkmar,Lisa A. Wiesner Pdf

An accessible guide to the most recent information about autism The revised and updated second edition of A Practical Guide to Autism offers an authoritative guide to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder. Written by two highly regarded medical professionals, the book offers parents, family memberts, and teachers a useful review of the concept of autism, its diagnosis, and the most current treatments available. This comprehensive resource covers the range of the condition in infants, young, and school age children, adolescents, and adults. The authors explore evidence-based treatments and review of some of the alternative and complementary treatments proposed for autism. Information on educational programs and entitlement services are also provided. In addition, the book contains information on issues, such as medical care, medication use, safety, behavioral, and mental health problems. The book covers the range of ages and entire spectrum of autism and provides an introduction to the diagnostic concept. With the expanding number of treatments and interventions this book is a useful guide for all those involved in caring for individuals on the autism spectrum. This important guide: Offers lists of resources for parents and professionals compiled by experts in the field and reviewed by parents. Includes updated research that adheres to DSM-5 standards. Provides an accessible resource with succinct content delivery Contains new discussions on modern treatments that have been identified since the publication of the first edition. Written for parents, teachers, and caregivers, A Practical Guide to Autism, Second Edition offers an updated and expanded edition to the practical guide to autism.

Author : Quentin Spender,Judith Barnsley,Alison Davies,Jenny Murphy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781315346168

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Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health by Quentin Spender,Judith Barnsley,Alison Davies,Jenny Murphy Pdf

Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition of Child Mental Health in Primary Care extends the structured approach of the first edition to adoelscent mental health. As in the first edition, Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health covers each problem in a uniform way, offering definitions, assessment outlines, detailed management options and indications for referral. Numerous case examples further illuminate aspects of many conditions. Comprehensive and practical, the forty-eight chapters of Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health cover the full range of difficulties and disabilities affecting the mental health of children and young people. The book is divided into three volumes, and can either be read from cover to cover or used as a resource to be consulted for guidance on specific problems. This book is vital for all healthcare professionals including general practitioners, health visitors and other staff working in primary care to assess, manage and refer children and adolescents with mental health problems. School medical officers, social workers and educational psychologists, many of whom are in the front line of mental health provision for children and young people, will also find it extremely useful. Reviews of the first edition: 'This very comprehensive and detailed book provides the tools for primary care health professionals not only to assess a child's needs but in many cases also to implement an initial package of care.' JUST FOR NURSES 'I have no reservation in recommending the book to all people working with children and families in any capacity. An important training text for a variety of professions. A very effective text to be used in daily practice for quick reference.' CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH 'This book is well produced and clearly written. A useful book for anyone interested or involved with children.' FAMILY PRACTICE 'I looked through the book again and again but could not find anything missing.' NURSING TIMES

Author : Maria J. Paluszny,James L. Paul
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015016217427

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Autism by Maria J. Paluszny,James L. Paul Pdf

Author : Martine Ives,Nell Munro,Richard Wynn
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781846423048

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Caring for a Child with Autism by Martine Ives,Nell Munro,Richard Wynn Pdf

This comprehensive and readable guide answers the questions commonly asked by parents and carers following a diagnosis of autism, and discusses the challenges that can arise in home life, education and socializing. The authors cover a wide variety of therapies and approaches to autism, providing clear, unbiased information so that families will be able to evaluate different options for themselves. Throughout, the emphasis is on home and family life, and the everyday difficulties encountered by families of autistic children. Caring for a Child with Autism is an informative handbook in association with the National Autistic Society, written for parents with a recently diagnosed autistic child. This is a thorough introduction to autistic spectrum disorders, to be consulted time and time again as new questions arise.

Author : Elaine Keane,Trevor Clark,Debra Costley,Kathleen Lane
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0857006460

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A Practical Guide for Teachers of Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in Secondary Education by Elaine Keane,Trevor Clark,Debra Costley,Kathleen Lane Pdf

Students on the autism spectrum often face difficulties in the secondary education environment that result from a lack of awareness on the part of their teachers and peers. This guide acquaints teachers with all the information and practical tools needed to understand and support their students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book presents specific, ready-to-use classroom initiatives with example worksheets, checklists and timetables to help students keep organised with their school work. It also covers general obstacles such as social situations, anxiety, mental health issues and extracurricular activities and how adults can help. Guidance about the leaving school stage and how to ensure the teen is equipped to make the best possible decisions about their future is included. Packed with useful information and examples, this book will be a lifesaving resource for teachers, and everyone else working in secondary education, who want to help their students with autism to stay focused and positive at school.

Author : Michelle O'Reilly,Jessica Nina Lester,Tom Muskett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781137592361

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A Practical Guide to Social Interaction Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders by Michelle O'Reilly,Jessica Nina Lester,Tom Muskett Pdf

This book introduces a novel approach for examining language and communication in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - discourse and conversation analysis. The authors offer a set of very different perspectives on these complex issues than are typically presented in psychological and clinical work. Emerging from a range of social scientific fields, discourse and conversation analysis involve fine-grained qualitative analysis of naturally-occurring, rather than laboratory-based, interaction, enabling broad applications. Presented in two parts, this innovative volume first provides a set of pedagogical chapters to develop the reader's knowledge and skills in using these approaches, before moving to showcase the use of discursive methods through a range of original contributions from world-leading scholars, drawn from a range of disciplines including sociology, academic and clinical psychology, speech and language therapy, critical disability studies and social theory, and medicine and psychiatry.

Author : Fred R. Volkmar,Lisa A. Wiesner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780470394731

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A Practical Guide to Autism by Fred R. Volkmar,Lisa A. Wiesner Pdf

Autism is in the public spotlight now more than ever as new research and information appears almost daily. Although in many ways this is a positive development it also presents challenges to families and practitioners who want to keep up with the latest developments and are left to sift through new information by themselves to see what is credible and relevant for them.Each of us needs a personal research assistant who can determine which information we need to pay attention to and let us know how it might affect our daily work and the children we are living with or serve. Since we each don’t have our own research assistants on staff, I am delighted to recommend this wonderful book by Fred Volkmar and Lisa Wiesner. Both of these talented professional leaders have combined their scientific skills and understanding of the field with great practical experience and ideas about how research can be translated into clinical practice. The result is a book that provides the best and most comprehensive information about recent scientific developments and a splendid practical guide for how they are being implemented and what we are learning in the process. The issues are presented in all of their complexity but translated into language that is clear, direct, and easy to follow. The format also lends itself to understanding the complex issues and their implications through excellent charts, question and answer sections, and chapters that vary from describing diagnostic issues to stating very specifically how to expand and evaluate the services one is receiving. The comprehensive references and lists of additional resources also add greatly to the overall package. As a professional dedicated to understanding scientific advances and helping families and teachers to utilize them most effectively, I am very pleased to have an ally like this book available. I am very grateful to the authors for providing a very credible, practical, and relevant addition to our field to help the many advocates and family practitioners to better understand the exciting new developments and how they can be implemented in our day to day work. Those taking the time to read through this superb volume will find it time well spent that pays back dividends in many different ways. —FOREWORD by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor and Director of TEACCH, Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Author : Dominic Bucciarelli Kasony MS Ph.D. Licensed-Certified Psychologist
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781662418464

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Autism by Dominic Bucciarelli Kasony MS Ph.D. Licensed-Certified Psychologist Pdf

Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents was written from the perspective of a father of children (now adults) with disabilities and who is also a licensed and certified psychologist and counselor. When parents are faced with serious medical problems in their children, they become very gullible to exaggerated claims of cure and unethical providers. The book contains substantial information about behavioral interventions to help mediate the behavioral concerns for children with autism, including an extensive reading list to help supplement the parents’ working knowledge and interventions. Also, a section is dedicated to various (and at times erroneous) interventions, including chelation, transcranial magnetic therapy, light therapy, and others. A research section is included to emphasize the importance of psychometric testing and review for the development of reliable and valid testing assessment vehicles. A psychological approach to the understanding of autism begins with a specific perspective of this challenge. First of all, children are children, including those children with autism. Second, you need to be educated about a broad spectrum of autism symptoms, including behavioral, medical, speech and language, and physical. Also, you need to join with a behavioral health team, including a psychologist, behavioral specialist, therapeutic staff support, and/or mobile therapist through your local managed care organization. Remember, you can help make positive behavioral and emotional health changes in your child to help him/her achieve a happy, healthy, and productive life. I have organized this book to be an easy read for parents and professionals. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to read about the abstract details of existential phenomenology, but would rather let me help you understand the details of autistic behavior from the viewpoint of a psychologist and father. I hope I have succeeded in this task!

Author : Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030265311

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Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Tina Iyama-Kurtycz Pdf

This unique resource is designed to be a practical, user-friendly guide for pediatricians, primary care providers, and all healthcare providers who work with children with autism spectrum disorder. Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder offers state-of-the art instruction to clinicians on how to recognize, diagnose and assist children with autism spectrum disorders, from early in life to transition to adulthood. This book will also delve into how to support pediatric patients by working with families, and discuss how to best interact with and support these families. The book opens with a comprehensive introduction of ASD and obstacles to diagnosis and common myths. Section Two is devoted to the early recognition of atypical development and reviews the steps in diagnosing autism, including the evaluation, the diagnostic visit, the developmental exam, and the discussion of findings with parents. Section Three covers treatment and interventions for the autism spectrum and includes a discussion on alternative therapies and how to direct parents toward evidence-based or plausible treatments. Section Four and Five addresses special topics that are relevant to the PCP’s or pediatrician’s long-term relationship with families, including chapters on anxiety, parents, challenging behaviors and common scenarios that occur across childhood for those who have ASD. Later chapters delve more deeply into providing informed, sensitive care for patients with intersecting identities, and discusses how gender identity and cultural perspective and attitudes can impact the pediatric patient with ASD. Engaging, and written in a conversational style, Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder will be an ideal resource for the pediatrician, primary care provider, and all healthcare providers working with children with ASD, providing concrete, step-by-step methods that readers can incorporate into their own practice.

Author : Collette Drifte,Anne Vize
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Autism in children
ISBN : 1921613181

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A Practical Guide to Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Collette Drifte,Anne Vize Pdf

This series of books is esigned to give help and encouragement to teachers, educators and others working with or caring for young children with autistic spectrum disorders. The book covers: understanding the condition and recognising the symptoms ; supporting the child and their carers, with real life examples to help manage behaviour ; writing individual education plans ; working with other professionals.

Author : Christopher Barber
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781789822250

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Autism and Asperger's Conditions by Christopher Barber Pdf

Autism and Asperger’s Conditions covers a wide range of issues relating to the care and support of those with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. This book aims to improve nurses’ professional interactions with those with autism spectrum disorders through improved awareness, knowledge and understanding of what these conditions are and what they are not, possible causes, diagnostic issues, nursing interventions, the history of autism, and issues that affect children, adolescents and adults with these conditions and their families. A highly practical and accessible text, autism spectrum conditions are covered from a variety of perspectives, both within and outside of a learning disability setting.

Author : Jeanette Purkis,Emma Goodall,Jane Nugent
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781784501952

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The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum by Jeanette Purkis,Emma Goodall,Jane Nugent Pdf

Filled with strategies and advice, this empowering guide presents practical ways to improve the mental wellbeing of people on the Autism Spectrum. This helpful guide focusses on the specific difficulties that can arise for people on the autism spectrum who may also experience a mental illness. The book includes information on common mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, as well as strategies for improving sleep patterns and mindfulness. Providing guidance on the benefits and drawbacks of therapy pets, medication, and psychotherapy, the authors offer balanced perspectives on treatment options and introduce self-help strategies tailored to meet your needs and improve your mental wellbeing. A number of short personal narratives from people on the autism spectrum and mental health issues illustrate the text. The book also includes a list of resources, books and organisations that can provide further support and inspiration.

Author : Judy Eaton
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781784503550

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A Guide to Mental Health Issues in Girls and Young Women on the Autism Spectrum by Judy Eaton Pdf

This book addresses the specific mental health needs of girls and young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Looking at the ways autism presents differently in girls than in boys, and the mental health conditions that occur most frequently in girls with ASD, this is the essential guide for clinicians and educators on tailoring interventions and support to meet girls' needs. Describing the current assessment process for autism diagnosis, the book explains why girls are under- or mis-diagnosed, leading to later mental health issues. It outlines the types of intervention that are particularly helpful for working with girls to reduce anxiety, improve social interaction skills, and manage self-harm. The book also covers how to manage eating disorders and feeding difficulties, focusing on working with girls with sensory processing difficulties. There is advice on how to deal with the emotional impact on parents, carers and families, and the challenges they face when negotiating appropriate psychological and educational support.

Author : Brie Turns,Julie Ramisch,Jason B. Whiting
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351393485

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Systemically Treating Autism by Brie Turns,Julie Ramisch,Jason B. Whiting Pdf

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through a combination of research, practical interventions, and case vignettes, this text covers the diagnosis of ASD, how ASD impacts the family, systemic theories that can be used when treating families with children with ASD, spirituality and cultural dynamics, and collaboration with other professionals. Providing a systemic framework for conceptualizing a diagnosis that is typically discussed from an individual perspective, this book guides mental health clinicians toward a better understanding of how they can help the entire family unit.