Advances in Autism: Volume 2 Issue 3
Improving international health outcomes in health, education and social aspects of care
Table of contents
Autism spectrum disorder traits among prisoners
Lisa Underwood, Jane McCarthy, Eddie Chaplin, Andrew Forrester, Richard Mills, Declan MurphyThe purpose of this paper is to determine the extent of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits among prisoners. The authors tested the hypotheses that ASD traits would: be…
How useful are the Adult Asperger Assessment and AQ-10 within an adult clinical population of all intellectual abilities?
Hayley Kenny, Alison Jane StansfieldThe Adult Asperger Assessment (AAA) was designed to be a screening tool to identify adults with Asperger syndrome and/or high-functioning autism. The AAA includes three…
Autism research dynamic through ontology-based text mining
Marta Macedoni Luksic, Tanja Urbancic, Ingrid Petric, Bojan CestnikThe increase of prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been accompanied by much new research. The amount and the speed of growth of scientific information available…
Autistic spectrum disorders, personality disorder and offending in a transgender patient: clinical considerations, diagnostic challenges and treatment responses
Philip Baker, Eman ShweikhThe case of a woman with a history of offending and prolonged imprisonment is given. The purpose of this paper is to explore the complex interplay between diagnoses of autistic…
Personal experiences of autism and secure units
Sanjib Kumar Ghosh, Eddie ChaplinA consultant forensic psychiatrist and an individual with autism under his care discuss their experiences of working with autism in secure care. Dr Ghosh is a Consultant Forensic…
ISSN:
2056-3868Online date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Verity Chester