Dr Shan says an autistic child can attain positive outcomes with the right support network.
UNDERSTANDING the needs of a child with autism is important for their development, says consultant paediatrician Dr Shan Narayanan.
He said by identifying the kind of support a child needed, one could properly manage and help with their growth.
“It is important to understand them and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
“For a child, early intervention is helpful, and some ways of managing include parent empowerment, teaching in a specialised environment and therapy, ” he explained during a webinar titled “Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Rising Star”.
April 30, 2021
On his first day as US president, Joe Biden hit the ground running. He issued more executive actions than his three immediate predecessors Trump, Obama, and Bush combined. Now, 100 days into his term, he has hardly slowed down.
Biden has issued 106 executive actions since taking office, more than any recent president following a partisan change, according to the Presidency Project, which collects data on past and current US administrations. This tally includes executive orders, presidential memos, and proclamations, which are all directives that come straight from the desk of the president, in contrast to laws passed by Congress. Executive orders are legally binding, and in practice, memoranda are treated very similarly. Both executive orders and memoranda typically instruct government employees how to enforce certain laws, or implement various policies. Proclamations tend to be ceremonial.
This Thursday April 29 there will be virtual rainbows across all of Laois and Offaly, as communities, businesses and schools do their bit for the first Rainbow .
Let’s explore the “AWE-TISM” in Autism
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HEALTH PLUS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT
Within our history, we can easily find those opportunities to be in ‘awe’. Indeed, history is full of people who many consider to be or have been somewhere on the autism spectrum.
Michelangelo – Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Poet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Classical Composer
Sir Isaac Newton – Mathematician, Astronomer and Physicist
Tim Burton – Movie Director