Kraemer, K., Gawronski, A. and Vogeley, K. (2016). Diagnosis and Therapeutic Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adulthood. Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr., 84 (9). S. 578 - 588. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-3522

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Abstract

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by disturbed social interaction and communication as well as stereotyped or repetitive behaviors and interests. Although adults with ASD often acquire complex compensatory strategies that help them master social situations in a rule-based fashion, they still show impairments in intuitive processing of social signals and especially nonverbal communication in complex everyday situations. This constitutes a particular challenge for the psychotherapy of ASD. Psychotherapists are required to explicitly inform and act as an agent of the non-autistic world to enable patients to acquire the ability to take different perspectives. The overall aim of cognitive behavioral therapy interventions addressing ASD in adulthood is to extend the patients' behavioral repertoire to improve their quality of life. Thus, besides psychoeducation on ASD and its frequently associated comorbidities, psychotherapy for adults with ASD should focus on the training and development of social-communicative skills. Furthermore, dealing with stress in everyday situations is an important aspect of psychotherapy of these patients.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Kraemer, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gawronski, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vogeley, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-264106
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-114795
Journal or Publication Title: Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr.
Volume: 84
Number: 9
Page Range: S. 578 - 588
Date: 2016
Publisher: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication: STUTTGART
ISSN: 1439-3522
Language: German
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
HIGH-FUNCTIONING ADULTS; ASPERGER-SYNDROME; CHILDREN; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; HYPERSEROTONEMIA; PREVALENCE; BEHAVIOR; NETWORK; MINDMultiple languages
Clinical Neurology; PsychiatryMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26410

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