OPINION

Coaching caregivers in early-intervention strategies may be the most effective way to help young autistic children in South Africa.

Autism affects people everywhere in the world, but the problem is most significant in low- and middle-income countries. In these countries, infant mortality has decreased significantly as a result of valiant public-health efforts over the past three decades. However, as survival rates increased, so too have the rates of developmental disabilities. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular […]

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