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Item Nr: B 95997 Title: Health Care and the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Health Professionals, Parents and Carers
Grade Lvl: T Author: Morton-Cooper, Alison
Length: 128 Prod/Pub: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Copyright: 2004 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 0 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Planning and managing health care for individuals with autistic spectrum conditions presents a unique set of challenges, from dealing with communication difficulties and sensory overload to problems with physical examinations. This book tackles the issues that health professionals can meet on a day-to-day basis, as well as addressing ethical issues and more specific aspects of health care - autism and illnesses, pregnancy, mental health and promoting general health.

  Subjects:
  1902 - ARL
  1332 - AUTISM/ASD
  816 - NURSES AND NURSING
  859 - PHYSICIANS
  895 - PSYCHIATRY
  896 - PSYCHOLOGY
  1260 - SICK/ILL
  1465 - SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS/PERSONS