Glossary

Autism: Autism is a developmental disorder that can be detected as early as in children at the age of three years. Some of the recent studies have shown that it is now possible to find out if children who are autistic from blood samples of infants who are only a few months old.

Apgar score: This is the first test given to a newborn to test the health. Apgar stands for Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration. The test is given one minute after birth, and then after 5 minutes.

Published on Sep 24, 2014
Last Updated on Mar 09, 2018

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gaushi Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Very useful and helpful

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guest Saturday, July 12, 2008

I am a father of an autistic child and he is a wonderfull boy that needs alot of love. yes he is specail and i wouldnt change it for the world. If the insurance companys would be alittle more understanding I think that we would be able to deal with the everyday pressure that the situation give us.........

Parvathy Thursday, February 21, 2008

AIKYA is organising a workshop for parents and teachers of children with ASD on drama therapy. This would help them to help kids in developing their communication and social skills on February 28and 29,2008 at Chennai.

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