(Other names: autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, childhood psychosis and pseudo defective psychosis)
What is Autism?
Autism, other wise known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that mostly occurs to children. Infantile autism was described for the first time by Leo Kanner in 1943 as ‘Autistic Disturbance of affective contact’.
Autism is one of five developmental disorders included under the umbrella of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders. In addition to autism, other disorders in this family are Asperger’s Syndrome, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and when full criteria for one of the above disorders is not met, a child may be diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (often written as PDD-NOS). Autism is characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and unusual and repetitive behaviour. Cognitive abilities in people with autism vary between those with average to above average intelligence, to borderline and mild mental retardation, and others who function within the moderate to profoundly mentally retarded range1
When does Autism occur?
Typically, autism occurs before the age of 21/2 years. The onset may also occur in later. Autism occurring before or after 21/2 years are not very different.
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If you don’t succeed at first, try again and tell yourself that this time you will. Rome was not built in a day. Many successful entrepreneurs were successful after repeated attempts, eg. Walt Disney. They failed many times but did not give up. So be positive in your thinking and one day you will make a difference in this world.
I started dancing at the age of 5.
My mom had enrolled me in all the summer camps in UAE.
I joined the golden talent music center in Karama Dubai UAE and there I met my first dance instructor, Mr Ajith Singh. He helped me grow and brought out the dancer in me.
Then I was trained by Mr Vinod Sequeira founder of ocean kids in Dubai. He made a real difference in my life, training me with all basics.
Empathy in the present generation is a very important factor to be taught among children. It is a capacity to feel what the other person is experiencing from within, by putting ourselves in that situation and understanding them. It is about sensing another person’s feelings. On a child’s perspective it is very important that the ability to understand from a very small age because those are the roots for them to understand how to be kind, compassionate, respect and value each other’s thoughts and perspectives.
