The “spectrum in this disorder is Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. This issue specifically addresses acute management of the extreme behaviors that accompany this disorder spectrum: extreme behaviors, complete lack of communication, inability to learn or express language, etc, and covers in-hospital or residential therapies as well as in-home family involvement. Medical treatment for this disorder is the main focus of discussion in topics such as: Emotional Regulation: Concepts and Practice in ASD; Specialized Inpatient Treatment of ASD; Residential Treatment of Severe Behavioral Disturbance in ASD; Treatment of ASD in General Child Psychiatry Units; Behavioral Approaches to Acute Problems; Communication Strategies for Behavioral Challenges in ASD, along with topics covering Psychiatric Assessment of Acute Presentations in ASD; Sensory Regulation and its Relationship to Acute Problems in ASD; Family Dysfunction, Assessment and Treatment in the context of Severe Behavioral Disturbance in ASD; and Self Injurious Behavior in ASD.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 6 6. Preface: Autism and Developmental Disorders: Management of Serious Behavioral Disturbance - p. 7 7. Psychiatric Assessment of Severe Presentations in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability - p. 8 8. Emotion Regulation - p. 16 9. Behavioral Approaches to Managing Severe Problem Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum and Related Developmental Disorders - p. 23 10. Using Communication to Reduce Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability - p. 31 11. Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems - p. 40 12. Psychopharmacologic Management of Serious Behavioral Disturbance in ASD - p. 48 13. Management of Agitation in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Emergency Department - p. 54 14. Systems of Care for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Serious Behavioral Disturbance Through the Lifespan - p. 62 15. Residential Treatment of Serious Behavioral Disturbance in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability - p. 70 16. Psychiatric Hospital Treatment of Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Disturbance - p. 79 17. The Family Context of Autism Spectrum Disorders - p. 88 18. Index - p. 96
The “spectrum in this disorder is Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. This issue specifically addresses acute management of the extreme behaviors that accompany this disorder spectrum: extreme behaviors, complete lack of communication, inability to learn or express language, etc, and covers in-hospital or residential therapies as well as in-home family involvement. Medical treatment for this disorder is the main focus of discussion in topics such as: Emotional Regulation: Concepts and Practice in ASD; Specialized Inpatient Treatment of ASD; Residential Treatment of Severe Behavioral Disturbance in ASD; Treatment of ASD in General Child Psychiatry Units; Behavioral Approaches to Acute Problems; Communication Strategies for Behavioral Challenges in ASD, along with topics covering Psychiatric Assessment of Acute Presentations in ASD; Sensory Regulation and its Relationship to Acute Problems in ASD; Family Dysfunction, Assessment and Treatment in the context of Severe Behavioral Disturbance in ASD; and Self Injurious Behavior in ASD.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 6 6. Preface: Autism and Developmental Disorders: Management of Serious Behavioral Disturbance - p. 7 7. Psychiatric Assessment of Severe Presentations in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability - p. 8 8. Emotion Regulation - p. 16 9. Behavioral Approaches to Managing Severe Problem Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum and Related Developmental Disorders - p. 23 10. Using Communication to Reduce Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability - p. 31 11. Examination of Aggression and Self-injury in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems - p. 40 12. Psychopharmacologic Management of Serious Behavioral Disturbance in ASD - p. 48 13. Management of Agitation in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Emergency Department - p. 54 14. Systems of Care for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Serious Behavioral Disturbance Through the Lifespan - p. 62 15. Residential Treatment of Serious Behavioral Disturbance in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability - p. 70 16. Psychiatric Hospital Treatment of Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Disturbance - p. 79 17. The Family Context of Autism Spectrum Disorders - p. 88 18. Index - p. 96
