Diagnosing and caring for the child with autism spectrum disorder : a practical guide for the primary care provider

Iyama-Kurtycz, Tina (author.). Leavitt, Lewis (foreword.).

Summary: 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 Disorderoffers 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 PCPs or pediatricians 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9783030265304 (softcover)
ISBN: 3030265307
Physical Description: print
xvi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction -- 1. Introduction to the Book and the Concept of Autism Spectrum Disorder -- 2. Obstacles to Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder and Myths About Autism -- 3. Autism Screening and Early Identification: If You See Something, Say Something -- pt. II Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder -- 4. Steps to Diagnosis and the First Minute -- 5. Elicit a Developmental History -- 6. Overview of the Diagnostic System: Using Diagnostic Criteria -- 7. Developmental Physical Exam -- 8. Assessing Current Developmental Levels and Making a Diagnostic Decision -- 9. Discussing Your Findings with Parents: Saying the "A" Word -- 10. Connect the Family with Community Resources -- 11. Documentation: What You Say Matters -- pt. III Treatment and Intervention -- 12. Evidence-Based Treatments -- 13. Alternative Interventions and the Placebo Effect -- pt. IV Working with Parents: Primary Care Issues in ASD -- 14. Respect for the Sensory and Anxiety Issues of Children with ASD -- 15. Teaching Effective and Positive Parenting Skills -- 16. Challenging Behaviors in ASD -- 17. Primary Care Issues by Age -- 18. Looking Forward -- pt. V Special Topics in Caring for the Child with ASD and the Family -- 19. Diagnostic Borderlands of the Autism Spectrum -- 20. Females with ASD -- 21. Gender Identity in ASD -- 22. Cultural Perspectives in ASD -- 23. Prevention of ASD -- 24. Conclusions.