Supporting Families with Autistic Children – What More Can Be Done?

• By: Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD Rama Rao Gogineni, MD The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Family Committee
• October 2nd, 2023
• caregiving stressors, Fall 2023 Issue, family challenges, family therapy, marital strain, mental health support, parenting, parenting differences
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According to a March 2023 press release from the CDC, about 1 in 36 (2.8%) children have been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder based on data gathered from 11 communities around the United States. This is a 22% increase from 2018, which found the prevalence of ASD to be 1 in 44...

The Importance of Integrative Care: Collaboration Among Therapists, Doctors and Family

• By: Rebecca Sachs, PhD, ABPP Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• October 1st, 2013
• anxiety management, collaborative treatment, family involvement, Integrated Care, mental health support, multidisciplinary team, patient-centered care
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Climbing on the playground tower at the Fay J. Lindner Center was a bundle of energy and joy named Joshua. Dressed in swim trunks from his camp day, hair cut short and handsome and a T-shirt covered with Angry Birds stickers, Joshua slid down the pole, gave his mom a quick hug and kiss, and plopped...