Research: Therapeutic Interventions in Autism – A Brief Review for the Primary Care Physician

Authored by Beversdorf, D. in Mo Med, Volume 105, Issue 5, p. 390-395, (2008).

Article summary (posted Jan 22, 2009):

Early diagnosis and early intervention may be especially important for the treatment of autism as opposed to other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Autism is likely to grow to be a fairly common part of a doctor's practice. This review article is written for doctors and describes common autism therapies. The goal of autism therapy is to improve quality of life and decrease core autism symptoms. There are many education interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA therapy) that are designed for very young children with autism. ABA therapy is used to bring about changes in the child's behavior.

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applied behavior analysis (ABA), autism, doctor, early intervention (EI), education, intervention, neurodevelopmental disorders, quality of life (QOL), review article, therapy, treatment
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