Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Practical Guide for the Primary Care Provider
Authors: Iyama-Kurtycz, Tina
Free Preview- 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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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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Tina Iyama-Kurtycz, MDAssociate Professor of PediatricsDivision of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsWaisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WIUSA
- Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Introduction to the Book and the Concept of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pages 3-7
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Obstacles to Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder and Myths About Autism
Pages 9-17
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Autism Screening and Early Identification: If You See Something, Say Something
Pages 19-31
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Steps to Diagnosis and the First Minute
Pages 35-40
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Elicit a Developmental History
Pages 41-49
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Diagnosing and Caring for the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Book Subtitle
- A Practical Guide for the Primary Care Provider
- Authors
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- Tina Iyama-Kurtycz
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-26531-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-26531-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-26530-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 269
- Number of Illustrations
- 14 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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