Introduction Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are two conditions that are similar to each other. Children who have Autism or ADHD can have similar symptoms. This similarity in symptoms can often lead to misinterpretation of one condition to the other. Children with the conditions can have a hard time focusing. They also will…
Doctor, everything was so perfect. When we planned for a second child, we consulted a gynecologist who said everything was fine. When he was born, we thought our family was complete and were very happy. Our world came crashing down when we realized something is wrong with him, and his pediatrician diagnosed him with Autism.…
Autism and Sensory Issues Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder that primarily hinders a child’s ability to communicate, learn and behave socially. Because of its wide range of symptoms the word “spectrum” has been added to it. Autism may also be associated with other disorders like ADHD, conduct disorder, dyslexia, learning disabilities, and neurosensory…
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day. Down Syndrome is a congenital disorder caused due to chromosomal abnormality. There are hundreds to thousands of genes on each chromosome. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in a human cell. When an extra copy of the 21st chromosome is added to its pair, it leads to Down…
Conduct Disorder – 14 Year Old Raj Fourteen year old Raj, was brought to the clinic by his father. It was noticed that he entered the chambers rather reluctantly and plonked himself on a patient chair, his head bending down and sitting carelessly. His father started narrating about his son’s conduct disorder. Family Background Raj…
Doctor!! My child appeared so normal. Don’t know what happened, all of a sudden he stopped speaking, and started flapping his hands. He stopped responding to his name and keeps looking at his fingers, said Mr. Singh* when he visited our clinic. He and his wife visited Dr A M Reddy Autism Centre along with…
Autism is not a single disorder, but a spectrum of closely related disorders with a shared core of symptoms. Every individual on the autism spectrum has problems to some degree with social interaction, empathy, communication, and flexible behavior. But the level of disability and combination of symptoms varies tremendously from person to person. In fact,…
A five-year-old boy was brought to Dr A M Reddy Autism Centre with the complaint of hyperactivity, and he is an Autistic child with Speech delay and no social interaction with others. The child was born to consanguineous parents, three years after marriage. Both the parents were healthy. Family history of diabetes mellitus was positive…
A five-year-old boy was brought to the clinic by his father suspecting developmental disorders. He was firstborn to a non-consanguineous couple. The parent’s age was 32 and 35 years respectively when he was conceived. Mother had a history of irregular periods and was undergoing treatment for that when she conceived. Father was a habitual smoker…
A six-year-old girl child was brought to Dr A M Reddy Clinic. She was a bright kid, and after initial hesitation, came readily to Dr Reddy. After becoming comfortable, she started exploring the place and was on a constant move, trying to pull the telephone wire, pick on the items put on the table, etc.…
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