Auteur : Volkmar, Fred R. (Éditeur intellectuel) 1950- / Reichow, Brian (Éditeur intellectuel) / McPartland, James C. (Éditeur intellectuel)

Édition : 2nd edition

Maison d'édition : Springer

Date de publication : 2024

Collation : x, 519 p.

ISBN : 9783031464621

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Autism spectrum disorder in adolescents and adults an introduction
Part I: Clinical and research perspectives
2. Families of autistic adults -- 3. Transitioning from high school to adulthood: optimizing outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder -- 4. Social skills training for autistic adolescents and adults -- 5. Romantic relationships, sexuality, and autism -- 6. Adult services and employment for adults with autism: options, challenges, and hope -- 7. Supporting autistic students in college -- 8. Optimizing self-sufficiency and independence through adaptive behavior -- 9. Pharmacotherapy of behavioral symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders -- 10. Residential options and treatment for individuals on the autism spectrum -- 11. Range of adult outcomes -- 12. Medical care and common medical comorbidities in ASD -- 13. Mental health Issues in adolescents and adults with ASD -- 14. Autism spectrum disorder and unlawful behavior -- 15. Assessment and treatment planning in autistic adults -- 16. The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders in adulthood -- 17. Psychotherapeutic approaches for autistic adolescents and adults
Part II: Personal Perspectives
18. A parents perspective -- 19. Severe autism from a parents perspective, told in clichés -- 20. A middle aged man looks at a childhood diagnosis: a new first person account of autism -- 21. A personal perspective -- 22. An adult siblings perspective on autism

Résumé : The second edition of this book examines the numerous research and practice advances with regard to adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Expert contributors offer cogent reviews of complex issues, from education to employment, leisure activities to illegal behaviors, mental health issues to medical health concerns. The volume explores the latest findings in key areas, such as psychosocial and residential treatments, social skills programs, epidemiology, the impact of ASD on families. The book focuses on areas of research and practice that require improved models of assessment, current data, new interventions, and increased support services. Key areas of coverage include: Transition from high school to adulthood for adolescents and young adults with ASD. Innovative programming to support college students with ASD. Romantic relationships, sexuality and ASD. Treatment of mental health comorbidities. Assessment and treatment planning in adults with ASD. The range of outcomes and challenges in middle and later life for individuals with autism. The second edition of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a must-have reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other practitioners in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, psychiatry, social work, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, special education, and general practice/family medicine.

Mots-clés : Troubles envahissants du développement / Autisme / Autistes

Cote : WM 203.5 V919a 2024