KLU establishes Child Autism Care Centre in collaboration with US-based  organisation

KLU establishes Child Autism Care Centre in collaboration with US-based  organisation

The K.L. Deemed to be University (KLU), in collaboration with a United States (US)-based organisation Early Autism Service (EAS), established a Child Autism Care Centre and a Child Psychiatry Centre on campus. In a statement released on Wednesday, KLU vice-president Koneru Raja Harin said that the objective was to provide solutions to learning and developmental … Read more

New app can help identify autistic children in India: Study – ET HealthWorld

New app can help identify autistic children in India: Study – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: A new app can identify children with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders in India, a study conducted in Delhi has found. Autism — also referred to as autism spectrum disorder — constitutes a diverse group of conditions related to development of the brain. Autism affects about 1 in 100 children globally, according to … Read more

Study reveals AI may transform the way we understand emotion – ET HealthWorld

Study reveals AI may transform the way we understand emotion – ET HealthWorld

Scotland: An emotion identification technology created by scholars at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) might benefit people with neurodiverse diseases such as autism. Traditionally, emotion recognition has been a challenging and complex area of study. However, with recent advancements in vision processing, and low-cost devices, such as wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram … Read more

Awareness workshop on autism at KL Deemed to be University on April 12

Awareness workshop on autism at KL Deemed to be University on April 12

Aim is to bring focus on the innovative traits in autistic children and help them lead independent lives, says Chancellor Director and a senior professor of psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Dr. Pratima Murthy, chief cardiothoracic surgeon and Director of NICHE Regenerative Institute and medical faculty from … Read more

When Autism Is Diagnosed in Adults

When Autism Is Diagnosed in Adults

Even though two of Maria Davis-Pierre’s children have autism spectrum disorder, it never occurred to her that she might be on the spectrum, too. Now 38 and a licensed mental health therapist, Davis-Pierre had long blamed her symptoms on ADHD, with which she was diagnosed in college. It wasn’t until her psychiatrist mentioned it that … Read more

Autism Elopement: Wandering Risk Rises in Summer

Autism Elopement: Wandering Risk Rises in Summer

It happens quickly: A child on the autism spectrum bolts from supervision and disappears – an emergency called “autism elopement.” While any child can wander off, children on the autism spectrum face particular risks. These include the lure of water and the risk of drowning. Some youngsters on the spectrum will follow this strong attraction … Read more