Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism and Child Psychopathology Series)

This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and can potentially lead to inappropriate treatment and negative outcomes. It addresses the strengths and limitations of age-appropriate assessment measures as well as activity and motor skill measurement methods. Specific comorbid disorders are examined through the review of core symptoms, prognostic and diagnostic issues and treatment options for children on the ASD spectrum. Featured topics include: Challenging behaviors in children with ASD. Conditions ranging from feeding and gastrointestinal disorders to epilepsy. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Intellectual disability (ID). Methods and procedures for measuring comorbid psychological, medical and motor disorders. Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and professionals and graduate students across such fields as clinical child, school and developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry and social work as well as rehabilitation medicine/therapy, behavioral therapy, pediatrics and educational psychology. "This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and can potentially lead to inappropriate treatment and negative outcomes. It addresses the strengths and limitations of age-appropriate assessment measures as well as activity and motor skill measurement methods. Specific comorbid disorders are examined through the review of core symptoms, prognostic and diagnostic issues and treatment options for children on the ASD spectrum. Featured topics include: challenging behaviors in children with ASD; conditions ranging from feeding and gastrointestinal disorders to epilepsy; developmental coordination disorder (DCD); intellectual disability (ID); methods and procedures for measuring comorbid psychological, medical and motor disorders."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The History of Comorbidity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)....Pages 3-25 Scope and Prevalence of the Problem....Pages 27-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Psychological....Pages 45-63 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Medical....Pages 65-90 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Motor Movement and Activity....Pages 91-134 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Challenging Behavior....Pages 137-170 Psychopathology....Pages 171-186 Feeding Disorders....Pages 187-216 Sleep Disorders....Pages 217-233 Epilepsy....Pages 235-256 Gastrointestinal Disorders....Pages 257-281 Intellectual Disability....Pages 283-300 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 Developmental Coordination Disorder....Pages 303-322 Back Matter....Pages 323-326