Oral Healthcare Challenges In Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication with a restricted range of repetitive activities and behaviors. It is comprised of Autism PDD-NOS Asperger's disorder childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett syndrome. Lifestyle of ASD children is commonly associated with poor oral hygiene pica self-injurious habits and oral diseases. Various modalities of dental therapy such as tell-show-do technique visual pedagogy and sensory adaptation have been advocated to enable better examination of ASD children.