Handbook of Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Couverture souple
Livre 35 sur 42: Autism and Child Psychopathology
Synopsis
This handbook offers a comprehensive examination of wide-ranging issues relevant to adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Coverage includes a detailed review of such issues as psychiatric comorbidity, family relationships, education, living in different settings (e.g., group homes, community), meaningful and effective interventions, functional goals (e.g., social, language, vocational, and adaptive behaviors), and curriculum. In addition the book provides unique perspectives of parents as well as individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who have reached adulthood.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Transitioning adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder from educational settings to vocational settings.
- Strategies that can help create independence for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
- Effective approaches to address issues relating to sexuality for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
- The effectiveness of early intensive behavioral intervention to help adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Handbook of Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and related professionals in clinical child and school psychology, social work, behavioral therapy and related disciplines, including clinical medicine, clinical nursing, counseling, speech and language pathology, and special education.
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