Problems of Autistic Children and Their Families

Rakib, Md. Abdur

ISBN 10: 3659164828 / ISBN 13: 9783659164828

Editore: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, 2014

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• Titolo: Problems of Autistic Children and Their Families
• Editore: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3659164828
• ISBN 13: 9783659164828
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Autism is a life-long, often devastating, disorder that profoundly affects almost every aspect of an individual's functioning. Large number population of Bangladesh suffering from ASD is therefore not a surprise. About 10% of Bangladesh's people are challenged of those, 1% is estimated to be autistic, amounting to around 1.5 lakh people. Parents of autistic children to be at a higher risk for depression, social isolation and marital discord. There are many problems in the field that needs to be addressed in the upcoming years. Researchers in Bangladesh often term Autism more of a social problem rather than a medical problem.

L'autore

Md. Abdur Rakib holds BSS & MSS degrees in Sociology from The University of Dhaka. His Advanced Research Monograph is submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka for the partial fulfillment of the Masters degree of Social Sciences. He is a writer of ‘Harbinger’ and published an article in the Journal of Itihas Academy, Dhaka.