Intervención terapéutica en autismo infantil y trastornos generalizados del desarrollo: autolesión y autoestimulación
Introducción. In this article we present a review of the aetiology and treatment of self-injury and self-stimulation in infantile autism and in generalized development disorders. We summarize 20 years of study and investigation in the treatment of these serious behaviour disorders, in a pioneer institution in Spain: the centre for rehabilitation ‘El Cau’ in Castellon. Development. We describe the most frequent behaviour disorders, with particular reference to self-injury and self-stimulatory behaviour. Models explaining the aetiology and treatment are described in a brief general review of the subject, and we consider explicative models which integrate different treatments (in family and institutional contexts) by means of family therapy, psychoeducational models and social support networks [REV NEUROL 1999; 28 (Supl 2): S 130-4].
Desarrollo Se describen los problemas de comportamiento más frecuentes, incidiendo en las conductas autolesivas y autoestimulatorias. Se exponen los modelos explicativos sobre etiología y tratamiento a través de una breve revisión general del tema, centrándose finalmente en el modelo sistémico como integración de los diferentes tratamientos en contextos familiares e institucionales mediante terapia familiar, modelos psicoeducativos e intervenciones en redes de apoyo social
