Vol. 4, Issue 7, Part B (2018)

Abstract
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by delay or abnormal functioning in the areas of social interaction, communication & imagination and by restricted and repetitive behaviour with onset prior to age 3 years. Intellectual functioning can vary from intellectual impairment to superior intellectual functioning in select areas. ASD is best managed via a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach. Here author has elaborated various approaches described in Ayurveda for management of autistic like disorders.