Autism Spectrum Disorder



People with ASD often have these characteristics:

·        On going social problems that include difficulty communicating and interacting with others

·        Repetitive behaviors as well as limited interests or activities

·        Symptoms that typically are recognized in the first two years of life


Some people are mildly impaired by their symptoms,while others are severely disabled. Treatments and services can improve a person’s symptoms and ability to function. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  around 1 in 68 children has been identified with some form of ASD.

Signs and Symptoms


Restrictive / repetitive behaviors may include:

·        Repeating certain behaviors or having unusual behaviors

·        Having overly focused interests, such as with moving objects or parts of objects


Social communication / interaction behaviors may include:


·        Making little or inconsistent eye contact

·        Having a tendency to look at and listen to other people less often

·        Rarely sharing enjoyment of objects or activities by pointing or showing things to others

·        Responding in an unusual way when others show anger, distress, or affection


·        Having difficulties with the back and forth of conversations


·        Repeating words or phrases that they hear, a behavior called echolalia


·        Having facial expressions, movements, and gestures that do not match what is being said





Strengths and abilities may include:


·        Being able to learn things in detail and remember information for long periods of time

·        Being strong visual and auditory learners

Diagnosing ASD




Risk Factors


Risk factors include:

·        Gender—boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD than girls

·        Vaccination

·        Having a sibling with ASD




Here are some tips.





·        Find an autism support group. Sharing information and experiences can help individuals with ASD and/or their care givers learn about options, make decisions, and reduce stress

Role of Homoeopathy in Autism

Homeopathy as a scientific system of therapeutics is based on identifying the individual as an entity and selecting the simillimum according to his characteristics. In homeopathy each individualization considered as a distinct entity with certain characteristics of his own and based on these characteristics we choose an identical medicinal picture.Sometimes, we come through remedies which seem to have similar profile but on closer observation we recognize the subtle difference which gives both a distinct identity. Thus we see that Individualization is one of the basic tenets of Homeopathy.

Homeopathy believes that each individual of any race, nationality or background has some characteristic features which differentiate him from all other of his own kind. Even two twins with same environmental and genetic background have some features which differentiates them. You must have seen that in a same family too every individual responds differently to same situation, a drench in rain may cause backache in one, fever in other and headache in the third. Why is it so? It is because each of us has a different Constitution, an all together different individuality. Every person reacts to any external agent according to his/her individuality.

There are some medicine in Homoeopathy for autism:-

·        Agraphis nutan

·        Kali bromatum

·        Lycopodium

·        Staphisagria

·        Thuja

·        Tuberculinum

·        Olibanum sacrum, etc.

But which one is suitable for particular patient it is decide after proper case taking and individualization of the patient.