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What information do professionals have?

longman
over 11 years ago

This might be one for the Moderators to look into, but I wonder if others have insight on this.

I've had several conversations recently with professionals dealing with adults on the spectrum who've just spouted the triad of impairments, or who've said its all in the triad of impairments.

With all the literature on theories about autism and various interpretations, and approaches to treatment, I could quite understand professionals looking for the easiest synthesis to hand.  But what is to hand? Is it just too easy to read up on the triad and related summaries? Or is there nothing else to hand for professionals to use.

The Triad of Impairments, as far as I can see, is of no more value than for diagnosing children. It has little relevance to the everyday lives and experiences of adults, and is hardly appropriate to helping professionals understand adult needs.

It doesn't explain a lot of issues facing adults.

But just what are the main texts used by professionals? And how useful are these texts for supporting adults?

Parents
  • over 11 years ago

    Thanks Anil A Mod

    Thanks also IntenseWorld.  Your problem with housing is sensory. But sensory just doesn't appear in the Triad. The "Push for Action" booklet sticks sensory on as a "by the way" after giving prime position to the Triad. But I think many health professionals do not get the message about sensory, being told the Triad more or less covers everything.

    How do the professionals build up a picture from speaking to adults?  With confidentiality issues I don't know how or where this could be collated, and highly specialised academic papers are more likely looking at a few case studies of very specific issues.

    You only have to look at recent, otherwise more academic, textbooks to find most of the examples are the same anecdotes that have done the rounds for thirty years. And do we know these are typical? What new examples are being generated, where from and to what effect?

    More importantly WHO are professionals assessing? I think it is mostly people with marked disabling autistic spectrum conditions, or people with secondary issues such as depression and mental health problems, where it may be hard to distinguish routine day to day from key issues that can be read against the triad.

    Are the professionals seeing milder or abler people and understanding their day to day needs?

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  • over 11 years ago

    Thanks Anil A Mod

    Thanks also IntenseWorld.  Your problem with housing is sensory. But sensory just doesn't appear in the Triad. The "Push for Action" booklet sticks sensory on as a "by the way" after giving prime position to the Triad. But I think many health professionals do not get the message about sensory, being told the Triad more or less covers everything.

    How do the professionals build up a picture from speaking to adults?  With confidentiality issues I don't know how or where this could be collated, and highly specialised academic papers are more likely looking at a few case studies of very specific issues.

    You only have to look at recent, otherwise more academic, textbooks to find most of the examples are the same anecdotes that have done the rounds for thirty years. And do we know these are typical? What new examples are being generated, where from and to what effect?

    More importantly WHO are professionals assessing? I think it is mostly people with marked disabling autistic spectrum conditions, or people with secondary issues such as depression and mental health problems, where it may be hard to distinguish routine day to day from key issues that can be read against the triad.

    Are the professionals seeing milder or abler people and understanding their day to day needs?

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