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Introduction to autism spectrum disorders
Joint Event on World Summit on Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing and Healthcare & International Conference on Applied Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
Janani Venugopalakrishnan
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Int J Emerg Ment Health
Abstract
The objective of the talk is to discuss epidemiology, the varied presentation of Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), criteria for diagnosis, treatment, recent research and discuss resources available to families. Autism spectrum disorders is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with social deficits including difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication and restricted repetitive interests, or behaviors. Hyper or hyposensitivity to sensory stimuli is also commonly seen. It is a heterogeneous disorder, causation of which can be idiopathic or attributed to genetic mutations, deletions, prematurity, pregnancy or birth complications and in utero infections. The most recent prevalence of ASD according to the Center for Disease Control is 1 in 59 children as opposed to 1 in 68 children two years ago which presents increasing medical and social implications. Autism is associated with several comorbid disorders including mood and behavioral challenges like anxiety, depression, aggression, disruptive behaviors, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and insomnia which often require detailed evaluation and treatment. Intellectual disability, delayed milestones, speech and language deficits, gross motor and fine motor difficulties are other challenges. Detailed clinical evaluation and neuropsychiatric testing may be required to establish the diagnosis. There is no single treatment for ASD, however, an array of interventions inclusive of early behavioral therapy, speech, occupational therapies, exercises and parent training are found to be helpful. Medications including SSRIs, second-generation antipsychotics, alpha agonists, mood stabilizers and stimulants are used to help with the associated conditions. Recent medication trials with N-Acetyl-Cysteine, Vasopressin, Oxytocin, have been promising. School-based interventions inclusive of 504 plans and Individualized education plans (IEP) are beneficial to the student with ASD.Biography
E-mail: jananiv@stanford.edu
