Autism, being a neurodevelopmental disorder, affects the child’s behavior, communication, and social well-being. Hence, it needs an appropriate diagnosis and management. As mentioned by Dr. Lovaas “If they can’t learn the way we teach, we should teach the way they learn”, we need to manage the children with Autism in a subtle manner. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder which causes various disadvantage to children like poor social and communication behaviour.
There has been an exponential increase in the ASD incidence in last two decades. It is usually diagnosed before three years of age. Screening for ASD using standardized tool is recommended at the age of 18 and 24 months. Usually, the symptoms of ASD appears during the early developmental period, but sometimes they are not apparent until the period of increased social demands. In most of the…
