Autism

Autism Disorder(Asperger) Causes in..

Autism is a developmental disorder that some people are born with — it's not something you can catch or pass along to someone else. Autism affects the brain and makes communicating and interacting with other people difficult.  &ldqu...

Early Warning of Autism in Kids - C..

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and more. Here, Sugandha Tiwari shares age-wise signs and symptoms (Communication Difficulties, Inflexib...

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क्या है ऑटिज्म और इसके लक्षण ? जानि..

प्रत्येक साल 2 अप्रैल को वर्ल्ड ऑटिज्म अवेयरनेस डे(Autism Awareness Day) के रूप में मनाया जाता है। ऑटिज्म क्या है? ऑटिज्म के लक्षणों को हम बच्चे में कैसे नोटिस करें। जानें इन लक्षणों के बारे में पता चलने पर पैरेंट्स को क्या करना चाहिए और ऑटिज्म...

Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Need..

Early detection of autism goes a long way in helping a child develop the necessary skills to cope with day to day functioning and to live a meaningful and fulfilling life in a social setup. Why Autism does not get detected early on? There are v...

How Early Intervention Helped Athar..

The birth of a child is always a source of tremendous joy and bliss for the parents and the family, and so when Atharva was born, our happiness knew no bounds. As we started exploring and enjoying the joy of parenthood, our little angel transitioned...

क्या हैं आटिज्म(Autism) में चिकित्स..

एक ऑटिस्टिक बच्चे की मां के रूप में मेरा निरंतर प्रयास नए कौशल विकसित करने और मौजूदा चीजों पर काम करने का रहा है। बच्चे में ऑटिज्म के स्पेक्ट्रम पर दूसरी मांओं की तरह मेरी भी यात्रा असंख्य चुनौतियों से भरी हुई है। जैसे-जैसे मैं आगे बढ़ी, मैंने अपनी ब...

Tips on managing anxiety for childr..

An autism mom shares her experience on managing her child’s anxiety during lockdown 

How visual calendars can help ASD c..

Visual Calendars play an important role in helping ASD children defne, organize and structure their day to day routine. Mugdha Kalra, a former journalist and an enthusiatic and resourceful mother to a child on the spectrum, shares her expericence of...

Developing speech and language skil..

Speech and language isses are commonly prevalent in most kids on the autism spectrum disorder. In this video, Veetikha Kapoor shares effective strategies to build and strengthen speech and languge skills in non-verbal and semi-verbal kids.

Managing socially inappropriate be..

One of the issues children with autism face is socially inappropriate bejavior as they are unable to articulate and communicate effectively. Dr. Himani Khanna, a Senior Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician shares some strategies to manage such behav...

Importance of mental health in auti..

Mental health plays an important role for children on the autism spectrum. It often goes neglected and needs to be addressed. Jill Sanghvi, a Seniort Therapist from UMMEED talks about the importance of mental wellbeing.

Differences between Autism and ADHD

While both are neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD and Autism can appear to be somewhat same. However, there are certain differentiators which can demarcate the conditions in terms of communication, hyperactivity and social behaviour. In this vid...

Autism and social communication

Social communication is an integral part of everyone's life. However children on the autism spectrum are unable communicate effectively in social settings. Dr. HImani Khanna, a developmental pediatrician from Continua Kids, Gurgaon gives some tip...

Speech and language milestones in 2..

Acquiring speech and language in early years paves way for children to develop communication skills as well as to forge relations in a social set up. For children on the autism spectrum, it is important to identify the need gap in communication...

How to help your 10 yr old ASD chil..

Children on the autism spectrum are different in terms of their attributes and across age groups, may differ in terms of presence of a certain characteristic or its severity one of them is related to language where instead of responding the child onl...

How to help your ASD child communic..

We communicate mostly through our verbal language skills. However, since speech and languge is a challenge for many children on the autism spectrum, at times they can end up shouting, to draw attention, seek help, make a point, express their irritati...

ऑटिज़म के कारण

इस वीडियो में जानिये ऑटिज़म क्यों और किन कारणों से हो सकता है. उम्मीद चाइल्ड डेवलपमेंट सेण्टर, मुंबई, की कुशल डेवलपमेंटल पेडिअट्रिशन, डॉ. रूपा श्रीनिवासन इसके बारे में जानकारी दे रही हैं    

Autism -How parents can model behav..

In order to take care of children on the autism spectrum and other developmental disorders, parents need to first take care of their own mental wellbeing and health. This is important as our behaviour gets transferred to our childten as they watch an...

How soon can autism be detected in..

The key to managing issues related to autism is early diagnosis followed by early intervention. As parents if we are vigilant and can observe certain traits which may not seem appropriate, its best to get it evaluated by a developmental pediatrician....

Will my child regress in absence of..

One of the concerns in the current times for parents of children on the autism spectrum has been, whether their child will regress in absence of regular therapy sessions during this period of lockdown and pandemic. In this video, Dr. Vibha Krishnamur...

How to identify early signs of Auti..

It is important to track the developmental milestones in your child. Dr. Himani Khanna, a Senior Developmetnal Pediatrician lists the early warning signs that could point at a developmental and social communication delay such as autism and recommends...

How to motivate your child to talk

Motivation is the key, acoording to Dr. Koyeli Sengupta, a Developmental Pediatrician and Director Autism intervention services with UMMEED, Mumbai. In this video, learn how you can motovate your child on the autism spectrum to converse spontane...