Each Day I Like It Better : Autism, ECT, and the Treatment of Our Most Impaired Children / by Amy S.F. Lutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutz, Amy S. F., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electroconvulsive therapy for children.

Autistic children--Rehabilitation.

Autistic children.

Children with autism spectrum disorders--Rehabilitation.

Children with autism spectrum disorders.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Recounts the journeys of the author's autistic son Jonah and seven other children and their families in their quests for educational placements and therapeutic interventions, such as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""1. Jonah, 2009: The Debate on Cognitive Side Effects""; ""2. Matthew""; ""3. Jonah, January-March 2010: The Efficacy Studies""; ""4. Paul""; ""5. Jonah, March 2010: ECT Begins""; ""6. Gary and David""; ""7. Jonah, March�April 2010: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back""; ""8. Sam""; ""9. Jonah, April 2010: Maintenance Begins""; ""10. Alex""; ""11. Jonah, August�September 2010: How Does ECT Work?""; ""12. John""; ""13. The ECT Controversy""; ""Epilogue, January 26, 2011: The FDA Hearing""; ""Afterword, May 16, 2013""; ""Acknowledgments""

""Notes""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826503558

0826503551

9780826519771

0826519776

OCLC:

877363498