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Postmodernism and its impacts on psychology

APSARA KATUWAL  DANGOL This article is the brief description of the postmodernism concept and its impact on psychology. P ostmodernism is a broad movement that is developed in the mid to late 20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism which marked a departure from modernism. Before knowing about postmodernism, it is equally essential to understand what made it endorsed. Premodernism (Begining - the 1650s) is based upon revealed knowledge from an authoritative source.It is assumed that direct revelation came from God. Sources of authority were given to Church and their holders and interpreters. But in the 1650s, pre-modernism was discouraged. It evolved Modernism (1650s-1950s). It included two concepts. One was empiricism and other was the Epistemological approach.Empiricism helped in the development of modernist methodology. and Epistemological Approach dealt with reason and logic. It focused on Science and reason.Sources of authority were

Autism Spectrum Disorder

APSARA KATUWAL  DANGOL Every year, on 2nd April, World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated but only celebrating is not enough, every people has to be aware of Autism. What is Autism and what are the signs? What is the diagnosis process and how can it be treated? These things have to be completely understood. Every child is unique but due to some neurological problem, some defect is seen in a child. We have to be the voice of an autistic child instead of thinking negatively about them. Autism is the disorder which impacts in neurological development. Many challenges have to be faced by those people who are going through autism. They are challenged with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. But they too have unique strength developed in themselves. Autism is also said as Autism Spectrum Disorder where Spectrum has been defined as the variation of strength and challenges in person. Usually, the signs or diagnostic criteria for autism are seen i