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Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Running head: CLINICAL REPORTNon-pharmacological interventions effective for Autism Spectrum DisorderName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1 CLINICAL REPORTExecutive SummaryAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a type of developmental disorder that is surfaced duringearly age of life. It causes problems in communication skills, interactive skills and is alsomanifested in the terms of repeated behaviours. Pharmacological interventions used to treatautism spectrum disorder leads to the generation of several side effects hence importance isgiven over the non-pharmacological intervention. Two non-pharmacological interventionsused for ASD disorder include sensory integration therapy and music therapy. However,further bespoke behavioural interventions are required to be undertaken in order to improvethe health and well-being of children suffering from ASD.
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2 CLINICAL REPORTTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Search Strategy...........................................................................................................................4PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram (Moher et al., 2009)...................................................................5Discussion..................................................................................................................................6Sensory Integration therapy...................................................................................................6Music Therapy.......................................................................................................................9Conclusion................................................................................................................................12Recommendation......................................................................................................................12References................................................................................................................................14
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3 CLINICAL REPORTIntroductionAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as a developmental disorder. It affectsbehaviour and communication skills. Although autism can be detected at any age, it iscategorised as developmental disorder because the specific symptoms of autism spectrumdisorders mainly surface during first two years of life (Manning-Courtney et al., 2013).According to the guideline created by the American Psychiatric Association the mainindicators which are used in order to diagnose ASD include difficulty in communication,interaction skills with other people, repetitive behaviours or restricted interest and exhibitingother symptoms that hurts the ability of a person to function comprehensively in school, workor other areas of life (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017). Autism is categorised asspectrum disorder because there is a huge difference in the type and severity of the disease.ASD is common in all racial, economic and ethnic groups and it is a lifelong disorder.However, treatments and services can help to improve the overall ability of an individual tofunction normally in different areas of life, both professional and personal (Lauritsen, 2013). There are only few medicines or pharmacological interventions elucidated so far inorder to effectively handle ASD. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has only approvedtwo drugs for treating ASD and these are risperidone and aripiprazole. These drugs mostlyused to reduce the irritability associated with ASD. However, these drugs are associated withseveral side-effects especially among the children who are the prime victims of ASD.Moreover other common medications like serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) includingfluoxetine and naltrexone which are approved fro alcohol addictions or for treatingdepression and anxiety do not work comprehensively over all the individuals. This is thereason why special attention is given over the non-pharmacological intervention in order to
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