Examining the Impact of Group-Based Social Skills Intervention in Autistic Children Aged Eight to 15 Years.

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder, which poses challenges to social communication and behavior, particularly affecting social functioning. Individuals with ASD face significant social challenges, including difficulty understanding social cues and body language, limited ability to engage in reciprocal social interactions, and challenges with establishing empathy. A preference for routines and repetitive behaviors limits their ability to adapt to new or unexpected social situations.

Short-term Outcome of Social Skills Group Therapy Intervention in School Aged Children With Autism.

Objective: To study the impact of social skills group training (SSGT) in children with autism aged 8-12 years. To compare baseline (T1), post-intervention immediate (T2) and 3 months post-intervention (T3) scores.

Methods: Single-arm interventional study in 30 children with autism, aged 8-12 years with intelligence quotient >70.

Dietary Sugar Exposure and Oral Health Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case-control Study.

This case-control study compared dietary sugar exposure and oral health status between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), aged 5-12 years (n = 136, each). Data regarding socio-demographics, child's oral hygiene practices and behavior, diet-related behavior, oral habits and dental trauma were obtained. Child's diet on the previous day was recorded using 24-h recall method and sugar exposure was calculated using Dental Diet Diary (D3) mobile application.

Development and standardization of the DALI-DAB (dyslexia assessment for languages of India - dyslexia assessment battery).

A majority of Indian schoolchildren are biliterate in that they acquire literacy in at least two language systems, necessitating dyslexia assessment in both. The DALI-DAB assesses risk for dyslexia by evaluating reading ability and literacy-learning potential through a battery including literacy tests (letter and word reading, spelling, nonword reading, reading comprehension), and mediator skills (phonological awareness, processing automaticity and executive fluency, oral language) in multiple languages. DALI-DAB was developed in three languages - English, Hindi, and Marathi - and standardized on a sample of 1013 children.

Impact of Anemia on Outcome of HIV-Infected Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Observational Study.

Introduction: Anemia has been widely reported to predict a poorer prognosis for HIV-infected patients, both in terms of progression to AIDS and in survival. This study aimed to determine the etiology of anemia and its immunological correlation in HIV-infected children.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred and eighty-nine HIV-infected children were screened, of which 86 HIV-infected children with anemia were enrolled.

Interprofessional education and practice in an Indian setting.

With current global healthcare trends, there is a growing need for interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) in collaborative care of persons with chronic medical conditions. Tools and models for IPE and IPP are now available, but they are not yet in widespread use. Developmental-behavioural paediatrics is a medical discipline that is characterized by IPP with an encouraging emergence of this speciality in India and other developing countries.

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus with intracranial calcification in a child with thalassemia minor.

Introduction: There are numerous causes for intracranial calcification in children. We describe an unusual cause of intracranial calcification in a child, namely, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI).

Case Report: A 12-year-old boy presented with seizures and developmental delay.

Accidental haloperidol poisoning in children.

Haloperidol, a butyrophenone neuroleptic drug, is an antipsychotic used in the treatment of adult schizophrenia and mania. It is used in children with neurological disorders like chorea and developmental disorders such as hyperactivity. With the advent of newer selective neuroleptics use of haloperidol is now on decline.