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Podcast: Autism and Parenting
Episode: Communication Impairments
Description: Impairments in communication are another important hallmark of Autism. The underlying cause is that the individual with autism does not naturally pick up gestures, facial expressions, appropriate eye contact, or tone of voice. They do not easily acquire speech and language or if the language is developed, it is used in unusual ways, with a “marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others.”The parents always seek professional help with these concerns for their child-“My child does not have speech. Please teach him to talk”. In the desperation to see the child verbaliz...