Advances in Autism: Volume 2 Issue 1
Improving international health outcomes in health, education and social aspects of care
Table of contents
Barriers to healthcare for people on the autism spectrum
Sebastian Dern, Tanja SappokAdults on the autism spectrum experience difficulties in receiving health care, and health care providers face difficulties in offering health care to adults on the autism…
The Engagement for Learning Framework: connecting with learning and evidencing progress for children with autism spectrum conditions
Barry Carpenter, Jessica Carpenter, Jo Egerton, Bev CockbillThe purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the use of the Engagement for Learning Framework developed through the Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities…
Psychological interventions for adults with ASD: clinical approaches
Debbie Spain, Lucy O'Neill, Laura Harwood, Eddie ChaplinEmpirical research indicates that adults who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can derive clinically and statistically meaningful benefits from individual and group-based…
The assessment of autism spectrum disorders in adults
Anastasios Galanopoulos, Dene Robertson, Emma WoodhouseThe purpose of this paper is to explore and highlight the main elements of an autism spectrum disorder assessment in adults. It features significant challenges for the clinical…
Distinguishing autism from co-existing conditions: a behavioural profiling investigation
Ashleigh Saunders, Karen E. WaldieAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition for which there is no known cure. The rate of psychiatric comorbidity in autism is extremely high, which…
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2056-3868e-ISSN:
2056-3876ISSN-L:
2056-3868Online date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Verity Chester