Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: January-March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 51-56
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Recent Diagnostics and Management Trends
Avni Gupta1, Aakanksha Kharb2, Pradeep Kumar3
1Junior resident, Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana.
2Junior resident, Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana.
3Consultant Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana.
Corresponding Author: Aakanksha Kharb
ABSTRACT
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental multi-factorial disorders characterized by a deficit in social behaviors and nonverbal interactions such as reduced eye contact, facial expression, and body gestures in the first 3 years of life. The aim of the study was to explore about the recent diagnostics and management trends of ASD. Literature was searched considering both electronic databases such as PubMed and manually. It can be said that the main treatment goals are to target core behaviors to improve social interactions & communication, reduction of irritable & disruptive behavior, strategies to integrate into schools & develop meaningful peer relationships and long-term skills in independent living.
Keywords: Autism, impairment, communication, behavior, reinforcement.