Autism & Our Children: A Wake-Up Call for Manipur

About This Episode In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, we sit down with Dr. Jina, one of only two child psychiatrists in the entire state of Manipur, to understand what Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) truly is. Time Stamps 00:00 – Intro 01:16 – Lack of child psychiatrists in Manipur 01:42 – State of children’s mental health in Manipur & Northeast 03:01 – What is Autism and ADHD? 07:50 – At what age can we see symptoms in a child? 10:25 – What should a parent do at that point? 14:26 – The impact of screen time on children 16:35 – “There’s no child psychiatrist in my district. Where do I go?” 20:29 – Dr. Jina’s advice to parents 27:10 – Where should parents go if they feel their child is on the spectrum?