From the Stars' Children - Autistic Children
There is such a group of children, called "Stars' Children". Their image in film and television works is an introverted and warm genius. Medically they are called autistic children.
Autism, also known as loneliness spectrum disorder (PDD). It starts in infants and toddlers, mainly manifests in three groups of symptoms: social communication disorders, language development disorders, narrow interests and stereotyped behaviors. Most patients are accompanied by intellectual disabilities.
The ratio of men and women to this disease is 4:1, and it has now become one of the fastest growing serious diseases in the world. According to statistics, there are 1.5 million autism aged 0 to 15 in my country, and 5 million autism aged 0 to 20 years old. At present, there are 76 million autistic patients around the world, and 13 million autistic patients in China alone, with an incidence rate of 133:1. Why does
cause autism?
The etiology and pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder are not yet clear. A large number of studies have shown that autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by biological factors and has nothing to do with the parenting style. Among them, genetic factors are the most important factors. Immune factors are also associated with this disorder. Environmental factors can increase the risk of individuals, including parents' age of childbirth, after the first or fourth child, mother's obesity or underweight before pregnancy, mother's pre-pregnancy and gestational diabetes , mother's pregnancy hypertension, viral infection, taking certain drugs, exposure to environmental pollution, threatened miscarriage , intrauterine distress, birth ventricular rest, low birth weight, etc.
What are the symptoms of autism?
1. In terms of social development:
◆ Lack of communication or communication skills with others, and lack of a safe attachment relationship with parents;
◆ Lack of eye contact when contacting people, and rarely or cannot actively interact.
2. Communication:
◆Language communication disorder, language development is backward, or language regression after normal language development, or language lacks communication nature;
◆Papelling language. Continuously repeat what others have said or heard advertising slogans, etc.
3. Behavioral aspects:
◆Refusal to change habits and routines in daily life;
◆Narrow interests, will focus very much on certain items, or be particularly interested in specific items;
◆ Stereotyping, repetitive or ritual behavior;
◆Other common behaviors include hyperactivity, distraction, self-stimulation behavior, etc.
Are autistic children particularly smart?
Autistic children have a great individual differences, most of them do not have special abilities, and only a small number of them show "island wisdom", which has particularly outstanding performance in painting, musical instruments, music, color, calculation, mechanical memory, orientation identification, etc. If reasonably guided and cultivated and transformed, these abilities will have positive significance for their career development.
Will children with autism have other problems?
Some autistic children also have allergies or hypoallergenic symptoms in motor function. More than 70% of autistic patients will have different categories and degrees of other conditions (comorbidities).
Commonly known mental disorders, perception abnormalities, gastrointestinal problems, attention disorders, intellectual disabilities, epilepsy, immune imbalance, anxiety and depression, etc.
study shows that 56-90% of autistic children have sensory integration disorder , and most of them have sensory problems. For example: Auditory perceptual sensitivity: loves certain sounds and is particularly afraid of others. Tactile abnormality: Don't like hugging or touching. Abnormal pain: Don’t be afraid of pain. Visual abnormalities: preference or dislike for special images, like strabismus , and look backward. The abnormal body perception is: I like to take a car, I am afraid of taking an elevator, and I like to rotate.
How to treat autism?
Since the cause and pathogenesis of autism are still unclear, there is currently a lack of drugs for the core symptoms of autism, which mainly relies on rehabilitation training and special education methods. Drug treatment is an auxiliary symptomatic treatment measure, such as antipsychotic, antidepressant and hyperactivity treatment drugs, which will be helpful for the treatment of related symptoms.
It is recognized at home and abroad that rehabilitation training is the most effective way to improve the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in children and improve patients' social adaptability and quality of life. The training goal is to promote the language development of patients, improve social communication skills, and master basic life skills and learning skills. In the early stage, one-on-one intensive training in behavior and development should be received. Most preschool patients cannot adapt to kindergarten education. They can receive rehabilitation training and special education provided by rehabilitation therapists and special education teachers in rehabilitation institutions or special education schools .
can also assist in psychological treatment, and behavioral treatment is mostly used. The main purpose is to strengthen the good behaviors that have been formed and to behave properly against abnormal behaviors that affect education and training, social interactions or harm oneself, such as stereotypes, aggressive behaviors, self-harm or self-harm behaviors.
Generally speaking, before the age of 8, it is the best intervention for autism. Among them, before the age of 3, it is the golden period for language learning in children with autism. The younger the age, the more plasticity the brain develops, so early detection and early intervention are the most important basic strategies for rehabilitation education for children with autism.
Can autism be cured?
html Language development level at the age of 15 has a great impact on the prognosis. If you still lack meaningful language and cannot speak, the prognosis will be very poor. The patient's intelligence level is also an important factor related to prognosis. Patients with normal intelligence have a good prognosis of and . If they are accompanied by mental depression, the prognosis is poor. Getting good rehabilitation training and education early can help improve prognosis.
