The ASA's 39th National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders of ASA

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ

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Friday, July 11, 2008: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Sun Ballroom 3
#3740- Medical and Biomedical Treatments for Autism: Past, Present and Future.
Treatments were originally designed as pragmatic responses to problematic behaviours. Early, psychoanalytically based theories led to treatments both ineffective and cruel. In reaction, medical models developed and these led to over-reliance upon pharmaceutical interventions which have been less effective than had been anticipated. Appropriate treatment requires recognition of genetically controlled fragilities and the involvement of a variety of environmental triggers. Effective treatment requires that we recognise the mechanisms involved in each individual and develop an array of appropriate interventions.

Presenter:Paul Edward Gilbert Shattock, Parent, Researcher., Autism Research Unit, University of Sunderland, Research Director - Parent of man, aged 37. with severe autism. Qualified in Pharmacy and taught related subjects for 30 years. Chairman of a charity (ESPA) providing services in England. Honorary Secretary World Autism Organisation. Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen in 1998
 
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