EAN: 9789819923588

NEW PERSPECTIVES IN BEHAVIORAL & HEALTH SCIENCE...

With 1 in 44 people now being diagnosed as autistic  there is a view that clinical environments
should be autistic friendly. However  despite this expectation  medical and dental students are
rarely taught how they can make their future clinical workplaces comfortable for autistic
patients. Similarly  allied health professional  such as occupational therapists and
psychologists  are also not taught this information. Due to this lack of knowledge  each day
countless autistics and their families are exposed to potentially stressful clinical situations
that can jeopardise the delivery of effective treatment. To help mitigate this situation  this
book will give university students as well as established healthcare professionals an
understanding of how they can assist autistic patients in clinical settings. This book is more
than just providing strategies that aspiring and established healthcare professionals can use
to make their clinical workplaces more accommodating for autistics and their families. It will
also present a synopsis of the literature about the challenges and experiences that autistic
patients have had in dental and medical settings. Such information can provide the reader with
a greater understanding about what it is like to be autistic and receive medical and or dental
treatment. This synopsis will also illustrate the current gaps in our knowledge about this
topic.

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