Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Understanding Beyond Labels | Chapter 10 | Disease and Health: Research Developments Vol. 9

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is increasingly acknowledged as a varied neurodevelopmental condition, with its global prevalence, including in India, demonstrating a notable upward trend. It is imperative to transcend reductive labels and misconceptions that frame ASD as a disease. Instead, ASD should be understood as a spectrum of neurological differences that influence individuals’ perception, information processing, communication, and interaction with their environment.

Recent advances in scientific research, both globally and within India, have significantly enhanced the understanding of ASD. Emerging evidence highlights a multifactorial etiology involving genetic, environmental, and neurobiological components. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the core characteristics of ASD, addresses prevalent myths, examines etiological and diagnostic frameworks, and reviews contemporary, evidence-based strategies aimed at promoting autonomy, psychosocial well-being, and inclusive participation for children on the spectrum.

 

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Agarwal M
Independent Researcher, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Addl. CIT), Jaipur, India.

 

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Entwined Fables and Parables in Deshpande’s Fiction| Chapter 8 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 2

The essay demonstrates how mythology and folklore have become an important aspect of Shashi Deshpande's writing. That Long Silence and the Dark Holds No Terrors were the two novels chosen. That Long Silence by Deshpande is a critique of Indian marriages that prevent women from freely communicating and expressing themselves. It reveals how patriarchal behaviours contribute to female marginalisation and how women's minds have been shaped by millennia of prejudiced training. It investigates how these references eliminate gloom from not just the personalities but also the events. It also appears to be about how those myths and folklore become characters in and of themselves in those fictions at some indeterminate point in the future. Myths, according to the author, are tremendous cultural and societal effects. Forms of mythology were utilised in the novel That Long Silence. Some of them include Sita, Draupadi, Gandhari, Maitreyee, Savithri, and other myths about Sita, Draupadi, Gandhari, Maitreyee, and Savithri. All of these references are a boon to the protagonist. The folktale of a sparrow and a crow building a wax house is a significant reference. The mythical individuals of Dhruva, son of Suniti, and Uttama, son of Suruchi are utilised to criticise the eulogised notion of motherhood and wifehood in the film The Dark Holds No Terror. Regardless of creed or boundaries, the author has found success with myths. All of this challenges the consistency of idealised values in the Indian social environment. She not only enhances the characters, but she also keeps the story moving forward and adds depth and complexity to her work.

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Parveen Bala,
JECRC University, Rajasthan, India.

. Vijaylakshmi,
JK Lakshmipat University, Rajasthan, India.

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Literary Interpretation of the Image of “Alanquvo” in Historical Works | Chapter 12 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 2

 This article uses comparative sources to investigate Alanquvo's history. It has been scientifically proven that Alanquvo's legend has become an important creative character, not only in historical topics and the determination of historical figures' origins, but also in the protagonist's pure artistic works. "The Wonderful Story of Alankuvo," in Abulghazi Bakhodirhon's "Shajarai Turk," "Oguznoma" by unknown author – "Nusratnoma," "Zafarnoma" of Sharafiddin Ali Yazdi, "Abdullanoma" of Hafiz Bukhari, a comparative examination of Mirzo Ulugbek's "Alankuvo" in the "History of the Four The research emphasises the views that Alanquvo's picture resembles the Virgin Maryam. The fact that Turkic peoples' folklore was divinely inspired and legendary in its literary work has long been mentioned in literary and historical works.

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Marguba Abdullaeva
Alisher Navo’i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature, Uzbekistan.

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Women in the Ancient Athenian Context: Retrospective Study from an Ecofeminist Perspective | Chapter 12 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 2

I discern in Greek myths of the goddess Athena traces of the idea of domination of mind over senses, and that men were seen as superior to women because of their naturally ruling mind. The Athenian, Platonic, androcentric, hierarchical worldview saw women as physically inferior to men. Behind courageous, wise Athena, lies Plato’s dualistic philosophy of reason, and the ideology of control. We must make a distinction between a dualistic philosophy and a holistic approach to reality. Ancient goddess Hestia’s inextinguishable flame as energy of all life extended to the entire world can be read as symbolizing the interrelatedness of all life.

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 Ioanna Sahinidou
Wales University Trinity Saint David, Greece.

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