Autism And Asians
A program for parents and non-specialist health workers could help autistic children in the developing world. AsianScientist Dec. The researchers report in Lancet Psychiatry that they successfully tested the program in India and Pakistan, and they hope the partnership will improve treatment for an estimated five million children in the region with the disorder. In developed countries children are able to receive specialist treatment to improve their interaction with their families, but in many lower income countries, this is not available.
Autism Is Taboo In Our Culture. Our Daughter’s Diagnosis Made Us Face It.
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Her apparent tantrums at malls and family gatherings made it difficult for us to go out into public. We became accustomed to receiving judgmental stares from other parents. My wife remembers parents yelling at her when our daughter veered too close to their kids or acted pushy on the playground. The best she could do is apologize and leave the park as soon as she could. But my wife is the stronger one — she never once gave up on taking my daughter into the public, and through her resilient efforts we began to see improvements in her social interactions. My wife and I bottled our emotions and blankly nodded in agreement with the diagnosis.
Asian Children with Autism and Other Disabilities in Asia and the U.S.
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Phenotypic differences in the presentation of childhood AD in minority groups may indicate etiologic heterogeneity or different thresholds for diagnosis. Methods Children born in Los Angeles County with a primary AD diagnosis at ages 3 to 5 years during were identified and linked to California birth certificates children with AD from a cohort of 1,, births. We identified a subgroup of children with AD and a secondary diagnosis of mental retardation and investigated heterogeneity in language and behavior. Future studies need to examine factors related to nativity and migration that may play a role in the etiology as well as identification and diagnosis of AD in children.