Low-intensity, home-based EI can be effectively used in situations where there is paucity of disability resources in countries like India, especially in primary-care and community settings.

The CARS prevalence of autism for cut off points ≥30 and ≥33 was 71.5 and 52.5% respectively against 63% prevalence by DSM-IV-TR.

Low-intensity, clinic-based intervention can be effectively used in situation where there is paucity of disability resources.

The experiences of the program gave a realistic picture of the needs and problems of adolescents and a simple feasible model for providing services to adolescents in the primary care setting that can be easily replicated in other parts of India.

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