Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Beschreibung
This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and can potentially lead to inappropriate treatment and negative outcomes. It addresses the strengths and limitations of age-appropriate assessment measures as well as activity and motor skill measurement methods. Specific comorbid disorders are examined through the review of core symptoms, prognostic and diagnostic issues, and treatment options for children on the ASD spectrum. Featured topics include:Challenging behaviors in children with ASD.Conditions ranging from feeding and gastrointestinal disorders to epilepsy. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD).Intellectual disability (ID).Methods and procedures for measuring comorbid psychological, medical, and motor disorders.Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and professionals, and graduate students across such fields as clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, and social work as well as rehabilitation medicine/therapy, behavioral therapy, pediatrics, and educational psychology.
This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and can potentially lead to inappropriate treatment and negative outcomes. It addresses the strengths and limitations of age-appropriate assessment measures as well as activity and motor skill measurement methods. Specific comorbid disorders are examined through the review of core symptoms, prognostic and diagnostic issues and treatment options for children on the ASD spectrum. Featured topics include:Challenging behaviors in children with ASD.Conditions ranging from feeding and gastrointestinal disorders to epilepsy. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD).Intellectual disability (ID).Methods and procedures for measuring comorbid psychological, medical and motor disorders.Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and professionals and graduate students across such fields as clinical child, school and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry and social work as well as rehabilitation medicine/therapy, behavioral therapy, pediatrics and educational psychology.
Offers a comprehensive examination of major comorbid conditions with autism spectrum disorders Addresses a broad-based range of psychological and medical conditions and interventions Examines the recent NIMH mandate to rethink how mental health conditions are grouped and defined Provides a conceptual diagnostic model that more clearly delineates how various mental health disorders and mental health conditions intersect Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Johnny L. Matson
Themen in »Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders«
ADHD comorbid with autism ASD and comorbid conditions Anxiety disorders comorbid with autism Autism spectrum disorders and comorbid conditions Cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorders Challenging behaviors and autism spectrum disorders DCD and autism spectrum disorders Depression comorbid with ASD Developmental coordination disorder and autism Epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders Feeding disorders and ASD Fine and gross motor problems comorbid with autism Gastrointestinal disorders comorbid with autism Genetic conditions and ASD Intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders