Open AccessHelping parents choose treatments for young children with autism: A comparison of applied behavior analysis and eclectic treatments
Author(s) -
Harold Stanislaw,
Jane S. Howard,
Carolyn Martin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american association of nurse practitioners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2327-6886
pISSN - 2327-6924
DOI - 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000290
Subject(s) - autism , variety (cybernetics) , autism spectrum disorder , applied behavior analysis , cognition , nurse practitioners , clinical psychology , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , health care , artificial intelligence , economic growth , computer science , economics
Nurse practitioners (NPs) increasingly meet with families of young children who have been recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These families face a bewildering variety of treatment options and can benefit from working with NPs who can help them better understand those options and the likely outcomes for their children.