Health care and the autism spectrum a guide for health professionals, parents and carers
''You'll just feel a little scratch then it will all be over.'' This well-worn phrase to reassure patients about injections is unlikely to win over the patient if they happen to have autism. Communication difficulties, sensory overload and extreme discomfort with physical co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Jessica Kingsley
2004.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798091106719 |
| Summary: | ''You'll just feel a little scratch then it will all be over.'' This well-worn phrase to reassure patients about injections is unlikely to win over the patient if they happen to have autism. Communication difficulties, sensory overload and extreme discomfort with physical contact are all traits common in autism that make basic patient care and routine medical procedures extremely difficult. In a patient who is exquisitely sensitive to touch, how do you go about taking blood pressure or dressing a wound? How can you be sure that your autistic patient has given 'informed' consent to treatment if |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (130 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283904834 9781846426469 |
