Title:
Caring for autism : practical advice from a parent and physician / Michael A. Ellis, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), GA campus; Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Bradley Center, St. Francis Hospital; Committee on Lifelong Learning for the Academmy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), Trustee for Georgia Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbus, GA with Lori Layton Ellis, BS, MPH.
Author:
Ellis, Michael A., author.
Ellis, Lori Layton, author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Call Number:
RJ506.A9 E4445 2018
Abstract:
When your child is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, you have questions. As ASD parents themselves, Michael and Lori Ellis provide a holistic view of what comes after diagnosis, answer the most commonly asked questions, discuss what medications and therapies are available, and examine the global impact ASD has on the child's environment.
ISBN:
9780190259358
Physical Description:
xi, 220 pages ; 21 cm.
Contents:
A father's perspective on autism -- A mother's perspective on autism / Lori Layton Ellis, BS, MPH -- Assessment and diagnosis of ASD -- What causes autism? -- Autism's effect on the whole family -- Psychopharmacology- should I use medications for my child? -- Complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) for ASD -- Non-medication therapies for ASD -- The educational system and ASD -- Long-term planning and legal issues -- Stages of grief, spirituality, and religion.
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