Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder

Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder provides a basic understanding of patients with developmental and intellectual disorders and offers help in communicating with and treating with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, attention deficit, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, learning disabilities, and others.  Presents descriptions of most common forms of developmental and intellectual disordersProvides practical methods of caring for patients with these disabilities, including how to guide and model behaviorOffers practice management tips to accommodate patients with special needs, particularly those with autismIncludes instructions to give caregivers for home oral therapy