By: Dr. Vishal A Ganar By: Dr. Priyadharshini G R Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder exhibiting stereotyped and repetitive behavior. Behavior training in autism and its implementation, practicalities, time duration and method of training may lead to a successful transition of a behavior modification program. The frequent reoccurrence of a problem behavior demands a lot …

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By: Shweta Ghayal  Parents of kids with special needs fight for advocating their child’s rights to necessary health-care services. Life can be extremely tough for the parents. They are vulnerable as they always try to make their child normal again. Unfortunately, many non-evidence based therapies take advantage of their hopes.Every now and then, a new …

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By: Imran Noorani Autism is a neuro developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and restricted and repetitive behavior.India is becoming serious towards inclusion of children with special needs, early screening, diagnosis and intervention and different ngo`s are also serving backbone for the rehabilitation process.Signs and symptoms of autism are present …

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By: Dr Tanuja Monesh Prem Autism is a Neuro-Developmental Disability known by the term ‘Autism Spectrum Disorders’. The Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manualof Mental Disorders describes Autism Spectrum Disorders as a Neuro-Developmental Disorder that is characterised by impairment in reciprocal social communication, social interaction and restricted / repetitive stereotypical patterns of behaviour, …

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By: Dr. Puja Kapoor Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder withpersistent deficits in social, communication and interaction, along with restrictive,and repetitive patterns of behaviour or activities. The clinical features include inconsistent responsiveness specially to name call, extremes of temperament and behaviour, ranging from marked irritability to alarming passivity, delayed or regression of speech …

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By: Dr. Uma Dalvi Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that impact on how a person perceive and socializes with other causing problem in social interaction and communication. This disorder also includes limited and repetitive pattern of behaviour. The term ‘spectrum’ in autism spectrum disorder refers to a wide range of …

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By: Dr. Vishal A Ganar By: Dr. Priyadharshini G R Autism is a developmental, social communication and social interactiondisorder across multiple contexts and manifest as behavioural changesthat impairsregular day to day functioning. India being a densely populated country there is relatively scarce reporting of prevalence of autism,in comparison to the developed countries. However, the prevalence …

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By: Dr. Puja Kapoor Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents often notice signs during the first three years of their child’s life. These signs often develop gradually in two- third of the children, and in one -third of …

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By: Dr.Priyanka Marwaha The first three years are very crucial in terms of development of a child. The development that occurs from birth to 3 years provides the foundation for subsequent development across domains. Infant/toddler development proceeds in a predictable sequence: infants crawl before they walk, babble before they talk, and so on. But when …

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By: Satinder Kaur Walia Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder in today’s world. Its prevalence in India is estimated to be 1 in 125 children between the ages of 3-6 years and 1 in 85 in children between the ages of 6-9 years as per the INCLEN study administered in 2018. …

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