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Assessing Child Life Specialists' Management of Challenging Behaviors in Autistic Pediatric Patients
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Direct linkKaitlyn Schenk; Amy A. Weimer; Katherine Rice Warnell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Given that autistic children are hospitalized at higher rates than neurotypical peers, it is important to understand the autism-specific preparedness of healthcare providers. Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLSs) play a crucial role in pediatric hospitalizations by providing socioemotional support and coping strategies. The present study…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Pediatrics, Patients
Williams, Diane L.; Siegel, Matthew; Mazefsky, Carla A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Data from the Autism Inpatient Collection was used to examine the relationship between problem behaviors and verbal ability, which have generally, though not universally, been highly associated. In a comparison of 169 minimally-verbal and 177 fluently-verbal 4 to 20-year-old psychiatric inpatients with ASD, the severity of self-injurious behavior,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Patients
