This book provides an understanding of the challenges that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face in receiving medical care and helps equip medical professionals to overcome these challenges to provide high quality, compassionate medical care to this population. The book is divided into two sections. The first provides a broad perspective, providing background about the health care needs of patients with ASD and potential barriers to care that they may experience, as well as an overview of general principles in the delivery of care for patients with ASD. In the second section, the text focuses on specific medical issues and specialties, taking a systems-based approach to cover every major area of medical care. Each of these chapters discusses the problems in that area of medicine that are commonly encountered in the ASD population and the best approaches to managing these issues. The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Medical Care in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder is the ultimate resource for all physicians, allied health care professionals, medical students, residents, primary care providers, and specialists who treat patients with ASD.

本書は医学書の枠を超え、自閉スペクトラム症という複雑な宇宙と対話するための壮大な航海図です。病院の叡智が結集した一冊は、論理的なシステムと弱者への慈愛が共存する「理解の救済」という重厚なテーマを孕んでいます。 映像化作品では、テキストが示した理論を圧倒的なリアリティで視覚化し、患者の繊細な感情を鮮やかに補完しています。緻密な知見と映像の身体的な共鳴。二つの媒体が重なることで、読者は魂に寄り添う医療の真髄に、かつてない情熱を持って触れることができるのです。