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Mental Health Disorders in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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It has been well understood for some time that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience high rates of behavior and emotional problems. In this chapter, we review some of the conceptual and practical issues related to the assessment of mental health problems in young people with ASD. We discuss instrumentation and prevalence of several psychiatric disorders. We also summarize select behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and psychopharmacological treatment studies.

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    Luc Lecavalier, Aaron J. Kaat & Elizabeth A. Stratis

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Lecavalier, L., Kaat, A., Stratis, E. (2014). Mental Health Disorders in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In: Tarbox, J., Dixon, D., Sturmey, P., Matson, J. (eds) Handbook of Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0401-3_27

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