Autism Spectrum Disorder In Pakistan: A Review
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i07.384Keywords:
Autism, Spectrum Disorder, Pakistan, NeurologicalAbstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological condition that affects characterized with limitations the occurrence of specific interests and recurrent behaviors in social interaction. This article explains factors that may influence prevalence rates, such as recent changes to the diagnostic criteria, in light of current concerns about increased prevalence. To observe the development of literature regarding autism spectrum disorder in light of recent researches. The data was collected from data bases such as google scholar, Pubmed, HEC library and Scopus. The researches from only national scholars was considered. The data was vetted by a self appointed committee of expert peer reviewer to ensure maximum quality. Based on our analysis of published works, it can be claimed that there is a lack of academically sound published material from Pakistan, making it challenging to quantify the burden of ASD in this community, identify risk factors, or even create efficient intervention methods.
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