Approach to managing mental health issues in children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 221-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Smith ◽  
Ann Le Couteur
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young People ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Video Games and Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 60-97
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Nintendo Wii ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Video games are being used as a tool that can help many different health issues. This is not limited to the idea of using a Nintendo Wii as a way to promote physical activity; that is actually the least common use of video games related to health. Video games are being researched for how they can help many different mental health issues, including ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. More than anything, the research is trying to understand the different ways that video games can affect the different cognitive processes that humans have, and how that matters to the medical and health community. This chapter explores video games and health.

Comorbid mental health disorders in children and young people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ereny Gobrial
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young People ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Purpose Children and young people with comorbid intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more likely to exhibit comorbid mental health disorders (MHD) and other significant behaviours (SB) in addition to the core symptoms of ASD. The purpose of this paper is to identify the prevalence of comorbid MHD and behaviours in children and young people with ID and ASD in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach The Reiss scale for children’s dual diagnosis was administered by parents and teachers of 222 Egyptian children and young people with mild/moderate ID and ASD to screen for MHD and SB. The mean age of children and young people was 12.3 years (SD = 3.64), with 75.6 per cent male. Findings The results revealed that 62.2 per cent of children and young people with ID and ASD had high rates of comorbid MHD and behaviour disorders were shown in 64.4 per cent of the participated children and young people. The results identified anger, anxiety and psychosis being the most frequently diagnosed disorders while crying spells and pica were the most SB. No differences were found between the male and female with ID and ASD in the current study. Research limitations/implications Mental health assessment of children and young people with ID and ASD will help to highlight the needs of these vulnerable children and develop the appropriate services. Originality/value The findings highlight the prevalence of MHD in children and young people with ID and ASD in Egypt. This has implications on the assessment of comorbid disorders and services needed for children with ID and ASD in Egypt.

Recognising mental health issues – Episode 5 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Ann discusses anxiety in autistic children and young people, why mental health issues often go untreated and if depression presents differently in autism. Includes transcription, and links.

scholarly journals Study on the Incidence of Children with Autism from the Rural Environment of Vrancea County

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol XX (1 (Supplement)) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Bogdan Breană ◽  
Gloria Rață ◽  
Ștefan Maftei ◽  
Lavinia Budescu
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Young People ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Degree Of Disability ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Clear Increase ◽  
Degree Criterion

The purpose of our study is to analyze the distribution of the number of cases over the last 5 years, according to the gender criterion and to the more common disability degree criterion at the level of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The analysis was carried out on a group of subjects represented by children and young people diagnosed and classified as disabled from the rural area of ​​Vrancea County, aged between 0 and 18 years. The results obtained confirmed the following: there is an unequal ratio between the number of TSA cases by gender, there is a higher degree of disability, the severe disability degree, there is an increase of the number of cases diagnosed before the age of 10, also that there has been a clear increase in the number of cases in the last 5 years, their number being almost doubled at the level of the last year.

scholarly journals Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: a cross-sectional survey study

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruud Gerard Nijman ◽  
Johanna Krone ◽  
Santiago Mintegi ◽  
Christoph Bidlingmaier ◽  
Ian K Maconochie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Refugee Child ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Mental Health Issues

BackgroundRefugee children and young people have complex healthcare needs. However, issues related to acute healthcare provision for refugee children across Europe remain unexplored. This study aimed to describe the urgent and emergency healthcare needs of refugee children in Europe, and to identify obstacles to providing this care.MethodsAn online cross-sectional survey was distributed to European healthcare professionals via research networks between 1 February and 1 October 2017 addressing health issues of children and young people aged <18 years fulfilling international criteria of refugee status, presenting to emergency departments. Survey domains explored (1) respondent’s institution, (2) local healthcare system, (3) available guidance and educational tools, (4) perceived obstacles and improvements required, (5) countries of origin of refugee children being seen and (6) presenting signs and symptoms of refugee children.ResultsOne hundred and forty-eight respondents from 23 European countries completed the survey, and most worked in academic institutions (n=118, 80%). Guidance on immunisations was available for 30% of respondents, and on safeguarding issues (31%), screening for infection (32%) or mental health (14%). Thirteen per cent reported regular teaching sessions related to refugee child health. Language barriers (60%), unknown medical history (54%), post-traumatic stress disorder (52%) and mental health issues (50%) were perceived obstacles to providing care; severity of presenting illness, rare or drug-resistant pathogens and funding were not.ConclusionsMany hospitals are not adequately prepared for providing urgent and emergency care to refugee children and young people. Although clinicians are generally well equipped to deal with most types and severity of presenting illnesses, we identified specific obstacles such as language barriers, mental health issues, safeguarding issues and lack of information on previous medical history. There was a clear need for more guidelines and targeted education on refugee child health.

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