The ESSENCE of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions: Rethinking Co-Morbidities, Assessment, and Intervention

by Christopher Gillberg

Overview

ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) refers to the group of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, ADHD and tic disorders as well as conditions gaining increasing awareness such as ARFID, PANS and PANDAS.

Professor of child psychiatry Christopher Gillberg describes the lifetime prognosis of ESSENCE, examining the common co-occurrence between these conditions and the symptoms they present.

Whilst diagnoses are often treated in isolation, Gillberg presents these issues as an overall condition, and advises treatment and support based on a holistic approach. This book also demonstrates the need for holistic whole-person interventions and assessments to improve outcomes for people within this group.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787754393
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	04/21/2021
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Christopher Gilberg is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and is also a Chief Physician at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He has over 45 years of extensive clinical work in treatment of patients and families with complex psychiatric/neurodevelopmental problems, and has published more than 700 scientific papers and many books in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders. He is also Visiting or Honorary Professor at the Universities of London, University College London, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, the Pasteur Institute, and Kochi University, Japan.

Table of Contents

1 What Is ESSENCE? 7

2 ADHD, Inattention, Impulsivity, and Restlessness 15

3 Autism 27

4 Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) 37

5 Speech and Language Disorders 43

6 Intellectual Disability and Learning Problems 51

7 Specific Learning Disorder/Difficulties 59

8 Tourette's Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders 63

9 Selective Mutism 71

10 Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) 75

11 Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) 79

12 PANS and PANDAS 85

13 Behavioural Phenotype Syndromes 91

14 Neurological Conditions and Disorders 101

15 ESSENCE - Three Case Descriptions 107

16 A Life with ESSENCE After Childhood 115

17 ESSENCE Centres 119

Endnote 129

References 131

Index 137