COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CAREGIVER BURDEN OF PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ATTENDING THE CHILD PSYCHIATRY CLINICOF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KOLKATA
Background: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders often require long-term care and supervision, placing considerable demands on their caregivers. Thesedemands may affect caregivers' emotional well-being and contribute to psychological distress and increased caregiver burden. Althoughcaregiver burden has been studi...