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When a child
with autism arrives at the emergency department, the approach to care should be as individualized as the treatment itself.
The ED itself is almost a caricature of everything
that can tip the delicate behavioral balance for children on the autism
spectrum: bright lights, loud noises, and scurrying strangers who want
to get close with dangerous-looking implements. Combine that sensory
onslaught with the pain of an injury or illness, and the result can be a
bomb that threatens the child’s optimal care at least, and the safety
of staff at worst.
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