Everything You Need to Know About Autism in Children

1. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normaldevelopment of social and communicationskills. By: Homeopathic Services

2. Early signs of Autism

3. Children and Autism • Autism effects boys 3-4 times more then girls. • Family income, education, and lifestyle don't seem to effectthe risk of autism. • Exact number of children living with autism is not known. • Autism is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. • There is no medical detection for autism.

4. Related DevelopmentalDisorder • Asperger Syndrome (similar to autism but with normallanguage development). • Rett Syndrome(Very different from autism, and only occurs in females). • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (Rare condition where a child learns skills, then loos- es them by age 10). • Pervasive Developmental Dis- order (Also called typical autism).

5. Symptoms • Children with difficulties usu- ally have trouble with:Pretend play. • Social interactions • Verbal and non-verbal • communication. • Usually it is not noticed that the child has somethingwrong until they are at the age of 18 months old. • Help is usually not seeked • until the child is about 2 years of age. • Some children appear normalbefore the age of 1 or 2 and then suddenly “regress” and lose lan- guage or social skills. • When they loose these skills at the age of 1 or 2 it is called the regressive type of autism. • Some people with autism may also be sensitive tosight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.

6. Social Interaction • Very withdrawn. • Does not play interactive games well with others. • Is not very good at making friends. • Does not respond very wellwith eye contact or smiles and almost always avoids eye contact. • Shows a lack of empathy. • Prefers to spend time by themselves, rather then with others.

7. I can'ttell you how I feel

8. Play and Behavior • Play: • Does not imitate others. • Prefers solitary or ritualistic play. • Does not pretend play. • Does not imaginative play. • Behavior: • Acts up. • Short attention span. • Strong need for sameness. • Narrow interests.

9. Signs and Tests • Babbling by 12 months. Gesturing by 12 months (Pointing or waving). • Saying single words by 16 months. • Saying two-word spontaneous phrases by 24 months. • Losing any language or social skills at any age. • These children should receive a hearing test, blood/leadtest, and screening test since they show signs of autism.

10. All I can do isbe me!

11. Medicine • Aggression • Anxiety • Attention Problems • Hyperactivity • Irritability • Mood Swings • Sleep difficulty....etc. Medicines are often used to treatbehavior oremotional that people with autismmay have,including:

12. Treatment • Homeopathy Treatment for autism is most successful when it is applied toward the child's needs. An experienced autism whisperer can design the treatment for that particular child's needs. Those programs include: • ABA (applied Behavior Analysis). Medications depending on the behavior. • Occupational therapy. • Physical Therapy. • Speech-language therapy.

14. Response to Sensory Information • Does not get startled or get unfocused by loud noises. • Has low senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell ortaste. • May stay away from physical contact because it is overwhelming or to hard to handle/take in. • Rubs surfaces, mouth, or licks objects. Has a high tolerance for pain.

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