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Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

A Practical Guide for the Primary Care Provider

  • 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, while also exploring how to support pediatric patients by working with families.

  • 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.

  • 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. The book also includes chapters on anxiety, parents, challenging behaviors and common scenarios that occur across childhood for those who have ASD.

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
    2. Steps to Diagnosis and the First Minute

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 35-40
    3. Elicit a Developmental History

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 41-49
    4. The Developmental Physical Exam

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 65-77
    5. Connect the Family with Community Resources

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 95-101
    6. Documentation: What You Say Matters

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 103-105
  3. Treatment and Intervention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Evidence-Based Treatments

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 109-120
    3. Alternative Interventions and the Placebo Effect

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 121-130
  4. Working with Parents: Primary Care Issues in ASD

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Teaching Effective and Positive Parenting Skills

      • Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
      Pages 137-144

About this book

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.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin System, Madison, USA

    Tina Iyama-Kurtycz

About the author

Tina Iyama-Kurtycz, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide for the Primary Care Provider

  • Authors: Tina Iyama-Kurtycz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26531-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26530-4Published: 11 November 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26531-1Published: 30 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 269

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Primary Care Medicine

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access