Autism

Written By: Admin | Published : September 7, 2012 7:50 PM IST

Autism is a developmental disorder which is usually detected early in life. It is an incurable complex neurobiological condition that impacts communication, behaviour and social relationships and affects 1% people. It has become the fastest growing global disorder. In this condition, cognition skills are hampered because of altered nerve cells although it is not understood exactly why this happens. Autistic kids have trouble with basic everyday tasks and have hampered social development.

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