Clinician’s Manual on Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Anagnostou, Evdokia (Editor), Brian, Jessica (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.

This concise, yet practical handbook will aid in supporting the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of autism, including behavioral therapies, current clinical trials, and emerging pharmaceutical treatments. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterised by distu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Defining and diagnosing autism spectrum disorder.- Neuropsychological assessment of autism spectrum disorder
• Behavioral and educational intervention
• Medical intervention
• Parental and carer intervention
• Recent advances in autism spectrum disorder management.