Autism: What is it?
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First, let me start by saying that Autism is not a disease. It is some sort of brain impairment or disorder and up to this point in time, there is no known cure for it. Some claims that autism is caused by nerve cell defects. This nerve cells called neurons have hundreds of thousands if not millions connection that carries messages and commands for the body to analyze and act upon accordingly. If there are indeed defects on these neurons, the possibility is that some messages are not received properly by the brain thus making the person respond in a different manner or not respond at all.
Handling children with special cases like autism requires patience, a truckload of patience, the whole shebang. It will not be easy getting through to them for a reason. Imagine the development of the child as a ladder with several steps and amongst these steps, three are impaired; Communication, Social Interaction and behavior.
Since communication is impaired, it will be hard to tell them what to do, they don’t receive feedback easily and they don’t always respond to the things you are telling them, making learning a very difficult process. Since they don’t communicate well, one can expect that that social interaction will be limited or none existent at all. Without this two components, communication and social interaction, you cannot really expect that kids with autism would behave normally most of the time.
Kids with autism doesn’t play well with other kids, it will be very hard for them to make friends because they don’t communicate well with other kids. This is not because they don’t want to, it is because they don’t know how and they don’t care.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States Here are some early signs of Autism:
• Does not play with others
• Does not babble, point, or make meaningful gestures by 1 year of age
• Does not speak one word by 16 months
• Does not combine two words by 2 years
• Does not respond to name
• Zero social skills
• Poor or no eye contact
• Doesn't seem to know how to play with toys
• Excessively lines up toys or other objects
• Is attached to one particular toy or object
• Doesn't smile
• At times seems to be hearing impaired
Handling children with special cases like autism requires patience, a truckload of patience, the whole shebang. It will not be easy getting through to them for a reason. Imagine the development of the child as a ladder with several steps and amongst these steps, three are impaired; Communication, Social Interaction and behavior.
Since communication is impaired, it will be hard to tell them what to do, they don’t receive feedback easily and they don’t always respond to the things you are telling them, making learning a very difficult process. Since they don’t communicate well, one can expect that that social interaction will be limited or none existent at all. Without this two components, communication and social interaction, you cannot really expect that kids with autism would behave normally most of the time.
Kids with autism doesn’t play well with other kids, it will be very hard for them to make friends because they don’t communicate well with other kids. This is not because they don’t want to, it is because they don’t know how and they don’t care.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States Here are some early signs of Autism:
• Does not play with others
• Does not babble, point, or make meaningful gestures by 1 year of age
• Does not speak one word by 16 months
• Does not combine two words by 2 years
• Does not respond to name
• Zero social skills
• Poor or no eye contact
• Doesn't seem to know how to play with toys
• Excessively lines up toys or other objects
• Is attached to one particular toy or object
• Doesn't smile
• At times seems to be hearing impaired
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