How air pollution, stress raises risk of autism in boys

How air pollution stress raises risk of autism in boys

Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference. In other words, it simply means a person with Autism has a unique nervous system. Further, Autistic have atypical brains. Do we consider this slight variation a disorder? This is something we need to think about! Is it a disorder or just neuro-diversity? Typically, Autism develops as a child grows. …

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స్పీచ్ - Speech delay (Telgu)

Does your child have a speech delay (Telugu)

మీ పిల్లలకు ఇంకా మాటలు రావడం లేదా స్పీచ్  ఆలస్యం – తల్లిదండ్రులందరూ తమ పిల్లల తొలి పలుకులు వీలైనంత త్వరగా వినాలని  కోరుకుంటారు. పిల్లలు పెరిగేకొద్దీ  చిట్టిపొట్టి మాటలతొ మాటలు నేర్చుకోవడం  ప్రారంభిస్తారు. కానీ చాలా మంది పిల్లలు తమ వయస్సులో ఉన్న పిల్లల కంటే  ఆలస్యంగా మాట్లాడటం జరుగుతుంది. భారతదేశంలో ప్రతి 10 మంది పిల్లలలో ఒకరికి  మాటలు రావడం ఆలస్యం అవుతాయి. దినినే స్పీచ్ డిలే అంటారు. స్పీచ్ డిలేకి  చాలా  కారణాలున్నాయి. అవి ఏమిటో ఈ వ్యాసంలో తెలుసుకుందాం.  అసలు స్పీచ్ డిలే అంటె ఏమిటి?  సాధారణంగా రెండేళ్ల పిల్లలు దాదాపు 50 పదాలు మాట్లాడగలరు మరియు రెండు నుండి  మూడు పదాల వాక్యాలను కూడా ఉపయోగించగలరు. మూడు సంవత్సరాల నాటికి  పిల్లలకు సుమారు 1000 పదాలు తెలిసుంటాయి మరియు మూడు నుండి నాలుగు  పదాల వాక్యాలను మాట్లాడటానికి ప్రయత్నించడం ప్రారంభిస్తారు.   ఏ పరిస్థితులవల్లనైనా, పిల్లలు తమ భాషలో పరిణామం చెందకపొతే వాళ్ళకి మాటలు  రావడం ఆలస్యమయ్యాయని అంటే స్పీచ్ డిలే ఉంది అని చెప్పవచ్చు. ఇది  కొన్నిసార్లు వినికిడి సమస్య లేదా నాడీ సంబంధిత సమస్యల వల్ల కూడా కావచ్చు.  ఏ కారణాల వల్ల స్పీచ్ డిలే వస్తుంది?  గర్భధారణ సమయంలో తల్లి శారీరక మరియు మానసిక ఆరోగ్య పరిస్థితి దెబ్బతిన్నా.. పిల్లలు నెలలు నిండకుండానే పుట్టినా.. పుట్టినప్పుడు ఆలస్యంగా ఏడ్చినా.. నరాల సమస్య ఉన్నా.. పిల్లల మెదడు గాయం అయినా..  వినికిడి లోపం ఉన్న పిల్లలు కూడా మాట్లాడటంలో వెనుకబడతారు.    పిల్లలు ఆరు నెలల వయస్సు ఉన్నప్పుడు 17 రకాల శబ్దాలను గుర్తించగలరు, ఇది ఏ  రకమైన భాషనైనా నేర్చుకోవడంలో మరియు అర్థం చేసుకోవడంలో మరింత  సహాయపడుతుంది.  మీ పిల్లల్లొ స్పీచ్ డిలేని ఎలా గుర్తించాలి?  6 నెలల వయస్సున్నపుడు ఎక్కువగ శబ్దాలు చేయకపోవడం.. 12 నుంచి 18 నెలల లోపు తమ మొదటి పదాలు మాట్లాడటం ప్రారంభించకపోవడం.. పేరు పెట్టి దేనినీ అడగకపోవడం.. రెండు సంవత్సరాల …

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Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities

Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities – Ensuring BLISSful life for persons with disabilities

Parenting a child with a special needs, whether it’s a physical disability, a learning disablities, an emotional challenge, or a developmental disorder, can necessitate the acquisition of specific skills, such as care giving or advocacy, as well as time and energy commitment that can jeopardize careers, marriages, and relationships with other children. Over the years …

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5 signs your child needs OT in Gujrati

5 signs your child needs OT (Gujarati)

5 સંકેતો કે તમારા બાળકને વ્યવસાયિક ઉપચારની જરૂર છે ભારતમાં વ્યવસાયિક ઉપચાર (OT): બાળકનો મુખ્ય વ્યવસાય રમવું અને શીખવું છે. તે તેમને તેમની આસપાસની દુનિયાનું અન્વેષણ કરવામાં, તેની સાથે ક્રિયાપ્રતિક્રિયા કરવાનું શીખવામાં અને આવશ્યક જીવન કૌશલ્યો વિકસાવવામાં મદદ કરે છે જે તેમને અન્ય લોકો સાથે જોડાવા અને સ્વતંત્ર રીતે વસ્તુઓ કરવા દે છે. જો કે, …

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നിങ്ങളുടെകുട്ടിക്ക്സംസാരവൈകല്യംഉണ്ടോ

Does your child have a speech impediment? (Malayalam)

Does your child have a speech impediment? (Malayalam) എല്ലാ മാതാപിതാക്കളും തങ്ങളുടെ കുട്ടി, അവരെ എത്രയും വേഗം  അമ്മയെന്നും അച്ഛനെന്നും വിളിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.                   കൃത്യസമയത്ത് കുട്ടികളും ഇത് ചെയ്യാൻ തുടങ്ങും. എന്നാൽ ചില  കുട്ടികൾ   വൈകി സംസാരിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങുന്നു.  ഇന്ത്യയിൽ 10 കുട്ടികളിൽ   1 കുട്ടിക്ക്  സംസാരവൈകല്യമുണ്ട്. കുട്ടികളിൽ സംസാരിക്കാനുളള വെല്ലുവിളി  സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന വിവിധ അവസ്ഥകളുണ്ട്.  ഈ ലേഖനത്തിൽ സംസാര  വൈകല്യത്തെ പറ്റിയാണ് ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നത്.  എന്താണ്സംസാരവൈകല്യം? വിദഗ്ധാഭിപ്രായത്തിൽ 17 തരം ശബ്ദവും, ഏതു ഭാഷയു൦ മനസിലാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവു ഒരു കുഞ്ഞു ആറു മാസം ആകുമ്പോൾ ആ൪ജിക്കുന്നു.  രണ്ട് വയസ്സുള്ള കുട്ടിക്ക് ഏകദേശം 50 വാക്കുകൾ സംസാരിക്കാനും, രണ്ടോ മൂന്നോ വാക്കുകളുളള വാക്യങ്ങളും ഉപയോഗിക്കാനും കഴിയും.   മൂന്ന് വയസ്സിൽ, കുട്ടിക്ക് ഏകദേശം 1000 വാക്കുകൾ സംസാരിക്കാനും, മൂന്നോ നാലോ വാക്കുകളുളള വാക്യങ്ങൾ സംസാരിക്കുവാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.   മൂന്ന് വയസ്സിൽ കുട്ടിക്ക് ഇത് ചെയ്യുവാൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ, കുട്ടിക്ക് സംസാര  വൈകല്യമുളളതായി കണക്കാക്കാം.ഇതിൽ പരിഭ്രാന്തരാവേണ്ട, ചിലപ്പോൾ  ഇത് കേൾവി പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ, നാഡീ സംബന്ധമായ പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾമൂലമാകാം.  എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഇതു സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്? ജനിക്കുമ്പോൾ വൈകി കരയുന്ന കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങൾ വൈകിയാണ്  സംസാരിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങുന്നത്.   ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയിൽ അമ്മയ്ക്ക് മഞ്ഞപ്പിത്തം ഉണ്ടായാൽ   സാധാരണ പ്രസവസമയത്ത് കുട്ടിയുടെ തലച്ചോറിന്റെ ഇടതുവശത്ത് ക്ഷതം സംഭവിച്ചാൽ  കേൾവി കുറവുകൊണ്ടും.   കേൾവിക്കുറവുള്ള കുട്ടികൾക്ക് പഠിക്കുവാനും സംസാരിക്കുവാനും പ്രയാസമാണ്.  സംഭാഷണ വൈകല്യം എങ്ങനെ തിരിച്ചറിയാം?  കുഞ്ഞു 2 മാസം പ്രായമായിട്ടു൦, ശബ്ദം പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ  18  മാസം ആകുമ്പോഴേക്കും കുട്ടി “അമ്മ”, ‘അച്ഛൻ” എന്നു തുടങ്ങിയ വാക്കുകൾ സംസാരിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ.  രണ്ട് വയസ്സിൽ ഒരു കുട്ടി കുറഞ്ഞത്  25 വാക്കുകളെങ്കിലും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ.  രണ്ടര വയസ്സിൽ കുട്ടി രണ്ട് വാക്കുള്ള വാക്യങ്ങൾ             സംസാരിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ.  …

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India illuminates on World Fragile X Day

India lights up on World Fragile X Syndrome Day

The potential of children with exceptional needs is sometimes unknown to the general public. The general public typically has very few expectations when identifying special needs. Parents should think that educating kids with disability is important. Their acceptance in the family will increase in direct proportion to the level of expectations. This week i am …

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तुमच्या भुरग्याक उलोवपाक कळाव जाता?

तुमच्या भुरग्याक उलोवपाक कळाव जाता? (Marathi)

तुमच्या भुरग्याक उलोवपाक कळाव जाता? सगळ्या पालकांक दिसता की आपल्या भुरग्यान तांकां बेगीन बेगीन आवय आनी बापूय म्हणचें. भुरगींय योग्य वेळ येतकच हें करपाक लागतात, पूण आपल्या पिरायेच्या भुरग्यां परस फुडें उलोवंक लागपी भुरगीं जायतीं आसात, ही एक सामान्य घडणूक. भारतांतल्या 10 भुरग्यां मदल्या 1 भुरग्याक उलोवपाक त्रास जाता. भुरग्यांक उलोवपाचें आव्हान निर्माण करपी वेगवेगळीं परिस्थिती आसात. ह्या लेखांत …

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तुमच्या मुलाला बोलण्यात विलंब होतो आहे का?

तुमच्या मुलाला बोलण्यात विलंब होतो आहे का? (Marathi)

तुमच्या मुलाला बोलण्यात विलंब होतो आहे का? सर्व पालकांना त्यांच्या मुलाने शक्य तितक्या लवकर, ‘आई’ आणि ‘बाबा’ म्हणून हाक मारावी अशी इच्छा असते. योग्य वेळ आल्यावर मुलंही असं करायला लागतात. पण अशी अनेक मुलं आहेत, जी त्यांच्या वयाच्या मुलांपेक्षा उशिरा बोलायला लागतात, ही एक सामान्य घटना आहे. भारतातील 10 पैकी 1 मुलाला बोलण्यात अडचणी येतात. अशा विविध परिस्थिती आहेत ज्यामुळे …

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Speech therapy in hindi

क्या आपका बच्चा बोल नहीं सकता?

क्या आपका बच्चा बोल नहीं सकता? सभी माता-पिता चाहते हैं कि उनका बच्चा उन्हें जल्द से जल्द माता-पिता के रूप में बुलाए। सही समय आने पर बच्चे भी ऐसा करना शुरू कर देते हैं, लेकिन कई बच्चे ऐसे भी होते हैं जो अपनी उम्र के बच्चों की तुलना में बाद में बोलना शुरू कर देते …

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Beyond disability - Weekly News

Beyond disability

Beyond disability: How this autistic, visually-impaired singer battled all odds with music Shibani Ghosh, who is autistic and visually handicapped, used music to help her get by in life. Not only has she performed on numerous platforms, but she has also made her debut album. Shibani is from Krishnanagar, a tiny town in West Bengal, …

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