Consensus Statement of the IAP - Neurodevelopmental Chapter On Neurodevelopmental Disorders Habilitation Process: Strategic Plan for Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention

• Published in: Indian pediatrics Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 10 - 23
• Main Authors: Nair, M. K. C., Ahmed, Shabina, Multani, Kawaljit Singh, Ismail, P. M. Mohamed, Kamath, S. S., Dalwai, Samir H., Meenai, Zafar, Suman, Praveen, Seth, Shambhavi, Srivastava, Leena, Srinivasan, Roopa, Lewin, Maria, Sanjay, K., Lal, D. V., Udayakumar, N., George, Babu, Koshy, Beena, Deshpande, Leena, Sitaraman, S., Manju, G. E., Unni, Jeeson C., Paul, Abraham K., Chowdhury, Sreetama, Arora, N. K., Russell, P. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.01.2024
• Subjects: From the Academy; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Autism; ADHD; Diagnosis; Management; Rehabilitation; Developmental delay

Justification Neurodevelopmental disorders, as per DSM-V, are described as a group of conditions with onset in the development period of childhood. There is a need to distinguish the process of habilitation and rehabilitation, especially in a developing country like India, and define the roles of al...