In October 2014, the "Report on the Development of Children with Autism in China" was released at the first International Symposium on Education and Rehabilitation of Autism in my country". The report shows that the prevalence of autism in my country is about one percent, and the number of children aged 0-14 may exceed 2 million.
In view of this situation, our hospital pediatric care department Dr. Lin Hanmei believes that: At present, many parents still do not pay enough attention to children's mental health, or because the intervention and treatment are difficult, diseases such as autism cannot be well controlled, which requires widespread attention and change from the whole society. What is autism Children's autism, also known as autism, is a mental developmental disorder that occurs in infants and young children. It is characterized by social communication disorders, communication disorders, , activity content and interest limitations, and stereotyped repetition of behaviors. Most children have different degrees of mental developmental retardation. "We need to be clear that autism and introversion are not the same as . Some parents may think that their children do not like to speak, which is caused by introversion, but in fact there is a big difference between the two." Dr. Lin Hanmei emphasized.
Outpatient case interpretation A few days ago, Dr. Lin Hanmei received a two-year-old boy named Yan Yan (pseudonym). According to the parents of the child, children spoke late and had very few words that could pronounce, and they didn't pay much attention to others. At first, the elderly at home always said "the noble person speaks late", and then it got better, but their parents gradually felt something was wrong, so they thought of going to the hospital to take a look. Through screening, it was found that the child's language function was lagging behind and his social skills were far inferior to other children of the same age. Parents needed to pay close attention and further screening based on their performance to see if they were autistic. In this regard, parents of children also have doubts: What are the influencing factors of autism in children? There is only one baby in the family, so everyone loves it. Why does this happen?
Dr. Lin Hanmei introduced that the causes of autism in children can be divided into three parts. First, genetic factors . If family relatives have this disease, the probability of autism in children may also increase accordingly. Second, The combination of factors during pregnancy causes damage to the development of nervous system in the child. Finally, the heavy metal component in the social environment may also lead to the occurrence of autism. Children should be wary of this situation. Because the symptoms of children with autism are often considered to be the short-term developmental backwardness of the children or personality problems, the diseases of some children are not taken seriously and intervened. Dr. Lin Hanmei reminds: If the children at home have the following behavioral manifestations, they need to be taken seriously. -Language and Communication Disorders : Language and Communication Disorders can be manifested in various forms, including delayed or disorders in language development, or regression in language, that is, the expression gradually decreases with age, or even completely lost. -Social communication barrier : that is, communication with others less, and even unable to distinguish between closeness and alienation, and do not like to play with friends -Single interests and stereotyped behavior patterns : Like a small item, keen on doing single behaviors, such as repeatedly stomping feet, clapping hands, etc.
"We all know that the earlier the screening of diseases, the better. Early intervention will lead to more ideal results. Therefore, we also advocate that parents pay attention to children's health examinations and let professional doctors evaluate and follow up." Dr. Lin said.
