Counseling issues for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Sandra Burkhardt

doi:10.1016/S0270-4013(01)80014-3

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Counseling issues for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

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Title:	Counseling issues for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders
Author(s):	Sandra Burkhardt
Volume:	14 Editor(s): Tim Wahlberg, Festus Obiakor, Sandra Burkhardt and Anthony F. Rotatori ISBN: 978-0-76230-818-7 eISBN: 978-1-84950-120-0
Citation:	Sandra Burkhardt (2001), Counseling issues for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders, in Tim Wahlberg, Festus Obiakor, Sandra Burkhardt and Anthony F. Rotatori (ed.) Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Educational and Clinical Interventions (Advances in Special Education, Volume 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.211-233
DOI:	10.1016/S0270-4013(01)80014-3 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Full length article
Abstract:	Families of persons with ASD face significant challenges. A history of theoretical and treatment efforts which have indicted parents as instrumental to the development of their children's disorders has been replaced with clear statements regarding the biological basis of ASD. However, family influences may contribute to the management of ASD symptoms, and highlights from the literature on Expressed Emotion were discussed for their relevance to management of persons with ASD. Consideration of the deficits associated with the development of social cognition in persons with ASD was given in the service of fostering improved understanding of specific points of intervention. A review of the basic elements of the Lovaas (1987) method was presented as a foundation for understanding current trends in treatment. Suggestions for counselors of families of persons with ASD concluded the chapter.