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Autism spectrum disorder
My son is nine years old and studying in class v. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder two years back.
I want to discuss about his behaviour
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
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32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
I'm sure,as all concerned parents ,you must've extensively researched about it by now,but in a nutshell,it's NOT a disease,so NO meds are indicated.
Physical,occupational and behavioral therapy are the mainstay of management(notice that I haven't used the word TREATMENT,as there is none!)
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