Promoting Autism awarness
Monday, December 22, 2008
Anyone can suffer from Autism. Future and hopes are destroyed.Every Autistic child is special.
They look like any common person in the street but deep inside they are different.
It traumatize families as calendar of their lives was ripped off the wall and replaced by an uncertain future as they began intensive intervention to help their child.
What is Autism?
Autism is a devastating, developmental disability that usually appears between 15 and 20 months of age. Although people with autism do not all present exactly the same symptoms and deficits, they tend to share typically devastating social, communication, motor, and sensory problems that frequently create distressing behaviors. First, there must be impaired social interaction, which includes reduced eye contact, failure to develop peer relationships, absence of spontaneous joy or interest, and lack of social or emotional reciprocity. Second, there must be present impaired communication involving delay in or failure to develop spoken language; impaired ability to have a conversation; stereotyped, repetitive, idiosyncratic language; and lack of symbolic play. The final criterion is stereotypic and repetitive behaviors, including preoccupation, inflexibility and rigidity, motor mannerisms such as hand flapping and spinning, and preoccupations with parts of objects.
Symptons of Autism
The child does not respond to his/her name.
The child cannot explain what he/she wants.
Language skills or speech are delayed.
The child doesn’t follow directions.
At times, the child seems to be deaf.
The child seems to hear sometimes, but not others.
The child doesn’t point or wave bye-bye.
The child used to say a few words or babble, but now he/she doesn’t.
The child throws intense or violent tantrums.
The child has odd movement patterns.
The child is hyperactive, uncooperative, or oppositional.
The child doesn’t know how to play with toys.
The child doesn’t smile when smiled at.
The child has poor eye contact.
The child gets “stuck” on things over and over and can’t move on to other things.
The child seems to prefer to play alone.
The child gets things for him/herself only.
The child is very independent for his/her age.
The child does things “early” compared to other children.
The child seems to be in his/her “own world.”
The child seems to tune people out.
The child is not interested in other children.
The child walks on his/her toes.
The child shows unusual attachments to toys, objects, or schedules (i.e., always holding a string or having to put socks on before pants).
Child spends a lot of time lining things up or putting things in a certain order.
The child does not respond to his/her name.
The child cannot explain what he/she wants.
Language skills or speech are delayed.
The child doesn’t follow directions.
At times, the child seems to be deaf.
The child seems to hear sometimes, but not others.
The child doesn’t point or wave bye-bye.
The child used to say a few words or babble, but now he/she doesn’t.
The child throws intense or violent tantrums.
The child has odd movement patterns.
The child is hyperactive, uncooperative, or oppositional.
The child doesn’t know how to play with toys.
The child doesn’t smile when smiled at.
The child has poor eye contact.
The child gets “stuck” on things over and over and can’t move on to other things.
The child seems to prefer to play alone.
The child gets things for him/herself only.
The child is very independent for his/her age.
The child does things “early” compared to other children.
The child seems to be in his/her “own world.”
The child seems to tune people out.
The child is not interested in other children.
The child walks on his/her toes.
The child shows unusual attachments to toys, objects, or schedules (i.e., always holding a string or having to put socks on before pants).
Child spends a lot of time lining things up or putting things in a certain order.
How is it treated?
Treatment for autism involves special behavioral training. Behavioral training rewards good behavior (positive reinforcement) to teach children social skills and to teach them how to communicate and how to help themselves as they grow older.
With early treatment, most children with autism learn to relate better to others. They learn to communicate and to help themselves as they grow older.
Depending on the child, treatment may also include such things as speech therapy or physical therapy. Medicine is sometimes used to treat problems such as depression or obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Exactly what type of treatment your child needs depends on the symptoms, which are different for each child and may change over time. Because people with autism are so different, something that helps one person may not help another. So it’s important to work with everyone involved in your child’s education and care to find the best way to manage symptoms.
Treatment for autism involves special behavioral training. Behavioral training rewards good behavior (positive reinforcement) to teach children social skills and to teach them how to communicate and how to help themselves as they grow older.
With early treatment, most children with autism learn to relate better to others. They learn to communicate and to help themselves as they grow older.
Depending on the child, treatment may also include such things as speech therapy or physical therapy. Medicine is sometimes used to treat problems such as depression or obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Exactly what type of treatment your child needs depends on the symptoms, which are different for each child and may change over time. Because people with autism are so different, something that helps one person may not help another. So it’s important to work with everyone involved in your child’s education and care to find the best way to manage symptoms.
Why am i promotng Autism awareness?
Im writing all this because i have a younger sister which suffers from mild autism. I feel that in Singapore almost everyone is fed with a silver spoon in their mouth. What rights do you people have to call them crazy? In my point of view, i feel that Autistic children are so much braver than us. They gone through so much more than we people do. They went for therapy so that they can partially depend on themselves. I hate people who look down on and laugh at people who appear weaker than them. These arrogant people wont know how much emotional and physical stress other families have gone through for their Autistic child. My sister suffers from mild autism, She can't express her feelings well, She throws intense or violent tantrums. She is is hyperactive, uncooperative, or oppositional. And because of all this, She get scolded by outsiders. She got kicked out once in a public school. She don't have much friends. I hope everyone reading this will feel that you guys are lucky that you all can make as much friends as you like, Going to a normal school getting a Cert, experience love from a BGR and not being look down by others. This are just some of the information. I will share more with everyone when i got the time :D
