Research summaries for autism therapy: nurse

definition of nurse: Medical professional who is trained to provide certain health care services and support. Some nurses specialize in helping people with autism.
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Classroom Intervention for Illness-Related Problem Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities, Summarized Mar 20, 2008

When children with disabilities are feeling ill, the use of medical treatments and behavior therapies together can help children behave better in the classroom.... The study included 21 school-age children with developmental disabilities who had an illness that required help or treatment from the school nurse or a physician. During the 10-month long study, eleven of the students were treated only medically for their health problem, while ten students were treated for their medical problem and also received specific behavioral therapies in the classroom.... Read more...

Update on Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Nov 27, 2007

Nurses can help families of children with autism to work with the medical system.

People with autism vary quite a bit and therefore the help that nurses can provide families with autism will also vary quite a bit. Nurses can begin by learning about autism and learning about the patientâ??s specific kind of autism. Nurses can also help families by learning about local therapy resources. Nurses can be willing to learn about the family's needs by spending time talking with the family over the phone. The nurse should learn how the child communicates and assess whether there needs to be an interpreter (sign language) or assistive device at the appointment. Read more...

Diet and Child Behavior Problems: Fact or Fiction?, Summarized Jul 19, 2007

There is not a lot of science to support the use of diet therapies.

Parents often ask doctors and nurses to tell them which therapies will help their child with autism. When working with families, nurses should learn what parents "know"? about their child's problem and what the parents "believe"? about their child's problem. Nurses can then help parents sort through the different therapies that exist so that parents can save time and money. Diet therapies have been used since the 1920s. Diet therapies can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. Read more...

Influencing Policy Development: The Whirling Dervish of the Autism in-Home Program, Summarized Jul 16, 2007

Parents can work with health care providers to make sure that their children get the therapies that they need.

In February 2003, Wisconsin cut its budget and stopped the autism in-home program. This Lovaas program was being used by 1,007 children at the time. Nurses and parents and politicians worked together to restore funding for the in-home program. The Lovaas program is a type of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) that has been shown to help children with autism. The Lovaas program teaches children with autism life skills by breaking them down into tiny steps (discrete trials) for eight hours per day for five to seven days per week. Other helpful programs include parent education, support, early intervention, school-based education, behavior management, and medical treatment. Read more...

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Synonyms for nurse include: nurse practitioner, nurses
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