Prince Asem inaugurates 2nd forum on autism spectrum disorder

AMMAN — HRH Prince Asem on Tuesday inaugurated the second scientific forum on autism spectrum disorder, which is being organised by the Awj Centre for Autism and Mental Disability in cooperation with the Yarmouk University.

Mohammad Bataineh, head of the higher organising committee, said that the two-day event seeks to enhance public and private institutions’ efforts in finding the best scientific practices to deal with this disorder, and enrich the knowledge of families of autistic people on how to integrate them in the community.

Ihsan Khaldi, head of the scientific committee of the forum, said that this disease is a growth disorder that can be spotted through individuals’ behaviours, noting that infection rate stands at one for each 150 births and is more common among males, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.