Open AccessA brief about autism spectrum disorders for nurses and other peripheral health workers
Author(s) -
Ashni Dharia,
Abhishek Mandal,
Alpana Kondekar,
Neeta Naik,
Bhumi Amod Gaikwad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip international journal of medical paediatrics and oncology/ip international journal of medical paediatrics and oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-4702
pISSN - 2581-4699
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijmpo.2021.018
Subject(s) - autism , suspect , autism spectrum disorder , intervention (counseling) , socioeconomic status , affect (linguistics) , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , environmental health , population , criminology , communication
Autism spectrum disorder encompasses a wide range of neurodevelopment disabilities which affect children and their families across all sections of the society both in rural and urban settings. The prevalence of autism is rising irrespective of the socioeconomic background of the children. Hence every health worker has to be aware of ways to suspect and diagnose this condition and decide the appropriate treatment. Earliest intervention in autism spectrum disorder gives better results due to neuroplasticity. This article is targeted to help Medical officers, auxiliary nurse midwifes, anganwadi workers and other peripheral health workers by providing information on basics of ASD, normal speech development, simple ways for diagnosis and treatment for the same.