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.
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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