The psychiatry of adult autism and asperger syndrome : a practical guide / Traolach S. Brugha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brugha, T. S. (Traolach S.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism.

Asperger's syndrome.

Psychiatry.

Asperger Syndrome.

Autistic Disorder.

Medical Subjects:

Asperger Syndrome.

Autistic Disorder.

Physical Description:

xii, 254 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, OX : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Contents:

Part I Introduction and Background

1 History and development of the concept of autism 3

2 Awareness of autism in adulthood 13

3 Development of behaviour and functioning (with hindsight) 33

4 Autism as a lived experience 61

Part II The Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Pathway

5 Obtaining an assessment 79

6 Initial assessment ("Triage") 95

7 Full assessment: the developmental history 113

8 Full assessment: interviewing the patient and autistic phenomenology 127

9 Full assessment: direct observation and the signs of autism 137

10 Comorbidity assessment 153

11 Detailed needs assessment 169

Part III Care and Intervention after Diagnosis

12 Approaches to treatment and care 183

13 Social care, the personal passport, and reasonable adjustments 195

14 Caring communities and caring societies 207

15 Choices in life, and the awareness, knowledge, and skills to support them 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019879634X

9780198796343

OCLC:

995769433