The Psychiatry of Adult Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A practical guide introduces adult psychiatrists, including sub-specialist psychiatrists, to autism and Asperger syndrome.
The Psychiatry of Adult Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A practical guide introduces adult psychiatrists, including sub-specialist psychiatrists, to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Traolach S. Brugha is Professor of Psychiatry at University of Leicester and Consultant Psychiatrist at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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* PART I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND * 1: History and development of the concept of autism * 2: Awareness of autism in adulthood * 3: Development of behaviour and functioning (with hindsight) * 4: Autism as a lived experience * PART II. THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PATHWAY * 5: Obtaining an assessment * 6: Initial assessment ('Triage') * 7: Full assessment: the developmental history * 8: Full assessment: interviewing the patient and autistic phenomenology * 9: Full assessment: direct observation and the signs of autism * 10: Comorbidity assessment * 11: Detailed needs assessment * PART III. CARE AND INTERVENTION AFTER DIAGNOSIS * 12: Approaches to treatment and care * 13: Social Care, the personal passport and reasonable adjustments * 14: Caring communities and caring societies * 15: Choices in life and the awareness, knowledge and skills to support them * References * Appendices * 1: Epidemiology Methods * 2: The author's experiences in epidemiology and in policy development * 3: Development of a new approach to interviewing adults about their experiences of autism based on the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (Chapter 8) * 4: Independent evaluation of the ADOS in community populations * Index
* PART I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND * 1: History and development of the concept of autism * 2: Awareness of autism in adulthood * 3: Development of behaviour and functioning (with hindsight) * 4: Autism as a lived experience * PART II. THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PATHWAY * 5: Obtaining an assessment * 6: Initial assessment ('Triage') * 7: Full assessment: the developmental history * 8: Full assessment: interviewing the patient and autistic phenomenology * 9: Full assessment: direct observation and the signs of autism * 10: Comorbidity assessment * 11: Detailed needs assessment * PART III. CARE AND INTERVENTION AFTER DIAGNOSIS * 12: Approaches to treatment and care * 13: Social Care, the personal passport and reasonable adjustments * 14: Caring communities and caring societies * 15: Choices in life and the awareness, knowledge and skills to support them * References * Appendices * 1: Epidemiology Methods * 2: The author's experiences in epidemiology and in policy development * 3: Development of a new approach to interviewing adults about their experiences of autism based on the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (Chapter 8) * 4: Independent evaluation of the ADOS in community populations * Index
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