Open AccessThe estimation of the functioning of families with ASD children
Author(s) -
Anna Kostiukow,
Wojciech Strzelecki,
Piotr Poniewierski,
Włodzimierz Samborski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2019.4.587
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , autism , psychology , social communication , flexibility (engineering) , neurodevelopmental disorder , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social functioning , medicine , distress , statistics , mathematics
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disease described as a neurodevelopmental disorder as the impairment of social and communication functions. Life of the people with ASD depends on the early introduction of intensive therapeutic programmes, modifying the undesirable behaviours, and aimed at teaching social and communication skills.