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Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Title
Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders [electronic resource] / edited by Fred R. Volkmar, Brian Reichow, James C. McPartland.
ISBN
9783031464638
Edition
2nd ed. 2024.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource (X, 519 p.) 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.
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Summary
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.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 10, 2024
Contents
Chapter 1. Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adolescents and Adults - An Introduction
Part 1: Clinical and Research Perspectives
Chapter 2. Families Of Autistic Adults
Chapter 3. Transitioning from High School to Adulthood: Optimizing Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 4. Social Skills Training for Autistic Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 5. Romantic Relationships, Sexuality, and Autism
Chapter 6. Adult services and employment for adults with autism: Options, challenges, and hope
Chapter 7. Supporting Autistic Students in College
Chapter 8. Optimizing Self-Sufficiency and Independence through Adaptive Behavior
Chapter 9. Pharmacotherapy of Behavioral Symptoms and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 10. Residential Options and Treatment for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Chapter 11. Range of Adult Outcomes
Chapter 12. Medical Care and Common Medical Comorbidities in ASD
Chapter 13. Mental Health Issues in Adolescents and Adults with ASD
Chapter 14. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Unlawful Behavior
Chapter 15. Assessment and Treatment Planning in Autistic Adults
Chapter 16. The Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adulthood
Chapter 17. Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Autistic Adolescents and Adults
Part 2: Personal Perspectives
Chapter 18. A Parent's Perspective
Chapter 19. Severe Autism from a Parent's Perspective, Told in Clichés
Chapter 20. A Middle Aged Man Looks at a Childhood Diagnosis: A New First Person Account of Autism
Chapter 21. A personal perspective
Chapter 22. An Adult Sibling's Perspective on Autism.
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