Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) ranked in the top ten causes of non-fatal health burden among young people below 20, says a new study from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD), 2021, published in The Lancet Psychiatry. This means one in every 127 people (61.8 million individuals) was estimated to be on the autism spectrum globally.
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition characterised by persistent difficulties in social communication and interaction, challenges related to sensory processing, repetitive behaviours, interests or activities and in some instances, intellectual disability, all of which occur at varying levels of severity.
While there is a geographical variation in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, India too makes up a major portion of global prevalence….