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The school age child with autism/autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
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    SPEAKER(S)

Prof. Ann Le Couteur - University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Ann Le Couteur is Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Newcastle University; Visiting Professor at the University of Durham and Honorary Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. She works within a multidisciplinary clinical academic team that provides specialist clinical services for children, adolescents and more recently adults with complex neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other mental health disorders. Research interests include the genetic studies of autism and the broader phenotype; evaluation of interventions and identification of transition needs for individuals with ASD; and the promotion of models of assessments and treatment across the lifespan, both in the UK and further afield. Ann Le Couteur chaired the work of a national working party that led to the publication of the National Autism Plan for Children (2003), was an external advisor for the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network for ASD (2007) and the New Zealand ASD Guideline (2008).

Talk Online Publication: Feb 2010

TOPICS COVERED IN THE SCHOOL AGE CHILD WITH AUTISM/AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD)

Overview of current understanding of the needs of school aged children with autism/autism spectrum disorders - Definitions and prevalence of autism/ ASD - Multidisciplinary multiagency assessment for a child with a suspected ASD using the model of the UK National Autism Plan for children - Child and family based interventions - The importance of recognizing co-morbid and co-occurring conditions - Challenges for current clinical and research practice

How to cite this talk:
Le Couteur, A. (2010), "The school age child with autism/autism spectrum disorders (ASD)", in Volkmar, F. (ed.), Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders: History, Diagnosis, Neurobiology, Treatment and Outcome, The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, London (online at http://hstalks.com/bio)

Direct talk access link:
http://hstalks.com/lib.php?t=HST104.2523_1_3&c=252

    DETAILED SLIDE INDEX

1. Introduction
2. Talk outline
3. Autism/ASD background
4. Neurodevelopmental disorders
5. Autism: the prototypical disorder
6. Pervasive developmental disorders
7. Asperger's syndrome
8. PDD-NOS
9. Autism/ autism spectrum disorders/ AS conditions
10. AUT, ASD & NS domain scores
11. BAP and general population studies
12. Prevalence rates of autism
13. Prevalence rates of ASD
14. Is autism on the increase?
15. ASD guideline documents
16. National Autism Plan for Children
17. Early identification
18. Any development problem prompts assessment
19. Purpose of multiagency assessment
20. Assessment and diagnosis(es) (1)
21. Assessment and diagnosis(es) (2)
22. Physical examination
23. Medical causes only in 10-15% of cases
24. Recognized and associated conditions
25. Family assessment
26. Best estimate clinical diagnosis(es) (BECD)
27. Outcome of the ASD assessment process
28. Intervention planning
29. Interventions for autism/ASD
30. Evaluation of treatment efficacy
31. Multi-modal intervention plan
32. Education of children with ASD
33. DasLne database
34. Frequent behavioral problems
35. Feeding/eating problems in ASD
36. GI issues and ASD
37. Why do children with ASD sleep particularly badly
38. Management of sleep disorders
39. Co-morbidity in ASD
40. High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in PDD-NOS
41. Autistic traits in a popn-based ADHD twin sample
42. Non-pharmacological interventions
43. Psychopharmacological management
44. Conclusions/challenges
45. Newcastle University
46. END