So Your Child Was Diagnosed with ASD: What Comes Next?

• By: Jill Harris, PhD Children’s Specialized Hospital
• January 1st, 2018
• caregiver, diagnosis, intervention, planning, resources, tool kit, winter 2018 issue
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Receiving an ASD diagnosis for a child may be accompanied by a variety of reactions. For many parents and caregivers, the diagnosis may confirm what they had suspected. For others, it may come as a shock. Parents commonly note whether they had expected an ASD diagnosis or not, they often hoped they...

Tools for Successful Healthcare Transition

• By: Adrienne P. Robertiello, BS Children’s Specialized Hospital
• July 1st, 2017
• medical home, pediatric, summer 2017 issue, tool kit, transition to adulthood
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Transition from adolescence to adulthood affects many areas of life including health, education and training, employment, living situation, and possibly guardianship. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents unique diagnostic and medical management challenges throughout a person’s lifespan. As...

Autism and Safety: It’s Unpredictable

• By: Jill Harris, PhD Adrienne P. Robertiello Children’s Specialized Hospital
• April 1st, 2015
• curriculum, emergency, first responder, safety
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While safety is important to everyone, it is a major concern among many people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as the complex communication, social, sensory and behavioral challenges associated with ASD may place people with this disorder at increased risk of injury or death. Indeed, research...