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The 2006 General Comment No.9 reports concern with the lack of adequate treatment provided, as well as increased vulnerability to institutional abuse and neglect. [5] In Russia, 400,000 to 600,000 children are under institutional care, and these children are subject to the concerns stated in the committee's report. [6]
The use of technology has begun to be implemented in ABA therapy for the treatment of autism. [49] Robots, gamification, image processing, story boards, augmented reality, and web systems have been shown to be useful in the treatment of autism. [49] These technologies are used to teach children with autism skill acquisition. [49]
Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) or extreme demand avoidance (EDA) is a proposed disorder, and proposed sub-type of autism spectrum disorder, defined by characteristics such as a demand avoidance—which is a greater-than-typical refusal to comply with requests or expectations—and extreme efforts to avoid social demands.
At the Sanatorium School, Sukhareva conducted her groundbreaking research on autistic pathology in children through clinical observations of students under her care, which served as the foundation of her seminal 1925 publication (as well as proceeding publications) regarding the pathology of the condition known today as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The review found that CBT was moderately to highly effective at reducing anxiety in school children with autism spectrum disorder, but that effects varied depending on whether they were reported by clinicians, parents or self-reported. Treatments involving parents and one-on-one compared to group treatments were more effective. [12]
The Autism Treatment Evaluation Scale (ATEC) is a 77-item diagnostic assessment tool that was developed by Bernard Rimland and Stephen Edelson at the Autism Research Institute. The ATEC was originally designed to evaluate the effectiveness of autism treatments, but it may also be beneficial as a screening tool for children.
The University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program creates and disseminates community-based services, training programs, and research for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to enhance the quality of life for them and their families across the lifespan. [1]
Russia is decades behind the countries of the European Union in mental health reform, which has already been implemented or is being implemented in them. [28] Until Russian society, Russian psychiatrist Emmanuil Gushansky says, is aware of the need for mental health reform, we will live in the atmosphere of animosity, mistrust and violence. [28]