An Ayurvedic perspective about Autism - Literary Review
Ashokrao Patil A.1*, Rahul Kate R.2, Sanjay Jadhav S.3
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1* Ashwini Ashokrao Patil, Assistant Professor, Department of Kaumarabrutya, Govt. Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
2 Rutuja Rahul Kate, Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Kaumarabrutya, Govt. Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
3 Shubhangi Sanjay Jadhav, Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Kaumarabrutya, Govt. Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts on the normal functioning of brain, challenging child development particularly in the field of language and communication, social and emotional with presence of unusually strong narrow interest and personal occupation by repetitive stereotype mannerism. Western medicine and research have seemingly stalled in respect to the management of autism however early intervention and behavioral therapies have shown improvement in some extent. Ayurveda understand the nature of human brain in a completely different manner from modern psychiatric and physiological theories. Autism has close similarities to the features of that Unmada which is described in Ayurveda. The condition may be due to Khavaigunya (disrrangements) of Srotas (channels) which nurtures Manas (mind) as a consequences of many Agantuja (epigenetic and toxic insults and post-natal environmental factor) and Sahaja (genetic) factors. Among the various type of treatment modalities Yuktivyapashrya Chikitsa plays a vital role in managing the symptoms of autism in children.
Keywords: Unmada, Autism, Poorvakarma, Yuktivyapashrya Chikitsa, Agantuja, Manas
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, Assistant Professor, Department of Kaumarabrutya, Govt. Ayurved College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.Ashwini Ashokrao Patil, Rutuja Rahul Kate, Shubhangi Sanjay Jadhav, An Ayurvedic perspective about Autism - Literary Review. J Ayu Int Med Sci. 2023;8(2):133-137. Available From https://jaims.in/jaims/article/view/2148 |