Colouring outside the lines: Redefining autism
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Colouring outside the lines: Redefining autism

New Indian Express  

All the aforementioned features may not be present in all children. Questionnaires If you point at an object, does your child look at it or does your child points at some other object to get it? Does your child engage in pretend play like pretending to drink from a cup or does your child copy you when you do something? Does your child look at you when you smile or point at something interesting or bring interesting things to show you? A multidisciplinary team including a psychologist, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist and remedial educator will be able to address the different issues faced by the child.

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