World Mental Health Day is being celebrated like every time. This time the theme of this day is mental health in an unequal world. I would like to say something about autism on this special day. It is very important to know the issues of parents, especially children with autism.
Autism is a disorder that is affecting more and more people. Affected children do not usually develop cognitively according to their age. They cannot use intelligence to solve problems, acquire linguistic skills or engage in social interaction. These symptoms are found only in children.
A child with the characteristics of autism is born from the womb of the mother. So these symptoms start to appear as the baby gets older. Children with autism behave differently than other children. Such as repeating the same thing over and over again, behaving restlessly, not making eye contact. These are most commonly seen in children between the ages of one and five. With the onset of these symptoms of autism, if the parents understand, the child can be brought back to normal. Therefore, the awareness of parents will play an essential role in this regard.
Autism is a disorder that is affecting more and more people. Therefore, an integrated treatment system is needed for children with autism to acquire skills tailored to the needs of the affected child. The role of speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists in this treatment is immense. Since it is not possible to solve this problem overnight, ‘Parental
Counseling’ is very important for parents. Because, seeing such condition of the child, they suffer from frustration and become impatient. Child psychologists and clinical psychologists play an important role in this regard. There are also some restrictions on the children's food list. A nutritionist also has an essential role to play in knowing the proper guidelines for this.
Parental awareness measures
Many times we hear from the mothers of children with autism that the child could talk from the age of two to two and a half years. He could recite a couple of rhymes. Then slowly I can't do it anymore. Linguistic development is a 'U shape curve'. I mean the reverse curve. The development of the baby's language begins at five months in the mother's womb. And the 'peak period' is three years. Linguistic development can be achieved through intervention.
There are three things to keep in mind when planning an intervention for a child. Need to increase understanding with the child. Talk to your child regularly. He needs to be made interested in communication. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Take it to a speech therapist. The techniques given by them have to be followed with patience.
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Seeing, hearing, smelling and tasting different feelings every day. Each feeling has different symptoms. If such a child cannot tolerate touch, it means that the textile may have hypersensitivity. Again the baby is very prone to take any pressure, but it can be seen that he may have hypersensitivity. These are expressed in daily behavior. And for this the child has to be treated according to the problem. The best one for this is 'Sensory Integration Therapy'. This therapy helps to reduce the problem of feeling in the baby. In this case you need to take your child to an occupational therapist.
Play with baby
Some research has shown that children with autism develop socially through regular exercise and physical activity. Children can mix with others. However, most autistic children have poor muscle coordination and function. Due to the weakness of the finger muscles, many people cannot hold a pencil or do very delicate tasks. In this case, let the child play with clay or flour yeast to increase the coordination and efficiency of the fingers. Play with him yourself and praise him. The child needs to be more and more interested in sports. For example, throwing the ball, asking to throw the ball in the basket - do this one thing over and over again. And say, yes, it will. Inspire in this way.
Draw pictures with the baby, increase their attention
Doing the same thing every day will increase the child's attention. Muscle efficiency will also increase. As a result the child will become confident and will be easier to socialize with others. Set a specific time of day to play with colors with the baby. At this time, you can play with him in various games. Let me draw a triangle and paint it. Care should be taken to ensure that the child completes the task gradually over time. This will increase his attention. Remember that children's only job is to play. Through play, the child gets normal development step by step. You have to talk, you have to listen to songs and rhymes, you have to show picture books. In this case the help of a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist is needed.
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