Rockford Memorial / Rockford Health Systems
Children's Medical Center
Children's Development & Behavior Center
Dr. Dan Griffith, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
2400 North Rockton Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103
815-971-5249
Behavioral Med – Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
Martha E. Crotts, MD
Rock River Family Psychiatric Center
5758
Elaine Dr
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 395-1008
Anthony B. D'Souza, MD
Behavioral Med - Psychiatry
6072
Brynwood Drive
Rockford, IL 61114
(815) 282-9606
Syed M Irfan, MD
Behavioral Med - Psychiatry
Rockford Health Physicians
RHPH
Glenwood
2819
Glenwood Ave.
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 971-4060
Jose F Montes, MD
Behavioral Med - Psychiatry
Rockford Health Physicians
RHPH
Glenwood
2819
Glenwood Ave.
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 971-4060
Jack V. Rodriquez, MD
Behavioral Med - Psychiatry
6072
Brynwood Dr Ste 205
Rockford, IL 61114
(815) 636-0825
Pediatric Neurology
Philip T. Miner, MD
Rockford Health Physicians
Main
Clinic
2300 N. Rockton Ave
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 971-2000
Pediatric Child Developmental & Behavioral
James M. Cupoli, MD
Rockford Health Physicians
2400
N. Rockton Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 971-5000
April 24, 2006
PICTURE COMMUNICATION BOOK HELPS CHILDREN WITH AUTISM UNDERSTAND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
Rockford - Communicating with an autistic child who is injured or ill can be difficult in an emergency situation. Thanks to a new Picture Communication Book developed by the Special Education Department at Rockford Public Schools, emergency room personnel area hospitals will have a tool to make the child’s experience a little less frightening.
The Picture Communication Book uses line drawings and symbols to represent objects – needles, medications, X-rays – and people such as doctors and nurses. It is used to explain what is happening to the child during his visit to the emergency room.
The book was created with the help of Autism Awareness of Northern Illinois, a non-profit organization formed by Diane Boone, M.D., a Rockford Health Physicians ophthalmologist and her husband, Kendall Boone, M.D., a vascular surgeon with Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford. The couple has a five-year-old son with PDD-NOS, a form of autism spectrum disorder.
Autism is a complex developmental disability. It is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of communication and social interaction skills. Autism is a spectrum disorder and it affects each individual differently and at varying degrees. The Centers for Disease Control estimates one in 166 children have an autism spectrum disorder. April is National Autism Awareness Month.
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