What comprises Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism ? Interveiw with parents and child togather or separately as the wish of parents with their main concern,detail history of pregnancy,birth history,past medical history,family history,schooling and education,emotional and psychological issues if any. Observation and assessment of developmental skills such as gross motor,fine motor,hand eye co ordination,interactive social,self care social,cognitive ability…
Learning disability: He/she has significant learning disability if can not be educated with same effort than majority of children of same age. Dyslexia: The British psychological society defines dyslexia as…..evident when accurate and fluent word reading and/or spelling develops incompletely or with great difficulty.In other words specific reading and writing difficulty. what is learning difficulty? (a) He/she…
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder affecting about 3-5% of the world’s population under the age of 19. It typically presents itself during childhood, and is characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity, as well as forgetfulness, poor impulse control or impulsivity, and distractibility. ADHD is currently considered to be a persistent and chronic condition for which no…
Autism: Core symptoms are; 1.Poor social skills 2.Impaired communication skill 3. Repetitive,obsessive stereotype behavior.It is a disorder which presents in spectrum,may be mild,moderate or severe. Asperger syndrome: It is also called high functioning Autism because people affected with disorder are highly intelligent.They may be very talented and ingenious in some interest or hobbies of their life.They…