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The Health Ministry Has Conducted Autism Screenings for AROUND 2.5 Million Children Aged 18 to 36 months as part of its large-scale screening and monitoring program
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The screening program, Initially Launched As a Pilot Project in Select Provortes Bephore Expanding Nationwide, Aims to Detect Autism Risk Early and Offer Timely Intervention and Treatment for Affacted Children.
Through This Initiative, More Tha 60,000 Children Were Reference to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialists for Further Evalations. Of these, Approximately 4,000 Were DiagnoSed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Who Over 8,000 Were Found to Have Oper Developmental Disorders.
Speaking on april 2, World Autism Awareness Day, Doctor Murat Gülşen, Head of the Department for Autism at the General Directorate of Health Services
“Autism Spectrum Disorder is a Neurodevelopmental Condition that typically Emerges in Early Childhood. It Affers How Children Interact With the World, Their Language Development and their Behavior pattern. “He explined.
Gülşen DETAILED The Country, Stating That Family Doctors Assess Children Using Five Key Questions to Idental Autism Risk Factories. IF a Child is Deemed at Risk, they are reference to child psychiatry specialists under the coordination of provincally.
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In Addition to Screening Efforts, Authorities have also established specialized Treatment centers for the affacted Children, Gülşen Noted, Revealing to Expand Such Initiatives Further to Reac MORE CHILDREN ACROSSE.
