It is recommended that if you want to know whether your child is autistic, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis, but you can observe whether there are symptoms of autism through the performance of some children.
1. Social interaction: Children with autism rarely take the initiative to participate in social interactions. Even with their parents and family members, they lack proper attachment relationships and rarely interact with others. Make eye contact, and avoid looking at each other accidentally;
2. Behavior: Interested in a single toy, often paying attention to rotating wheels or electric fans Ye et al., some children will have stereotyped behaviors such as shaking their hands, rubbing their hands, and constantly holding and unfolding their hands;
3. Speech: Many autistic children will have delayed speech development, the main manifestations of which are delayed speech development. For: no language or little language; repeated language, saying hello, goodbye, etc.; imitating language, when the mother asks the child to say hello to the teacher: "Say hello to the teacher." The child will say: "Say hello to the teacher", etc.;
4. Cognition: According to domestic and foreign research, 75% of children with autism have varying degrees of cognitive impairment, while only 25% of children have normal cognitive levels. ;
5. Emotions: Some children with autism will have some emotional problems and are prone to self-injurious and hurtful behaviors.
The above are only the symptoms that some children will have, and cannot make a diagnosis. The specific diagnosis still needs to go to a professional hospital.
To tell whether a person has autism, see if he has the symptoms of an autistic person.
Autistic patients have language impairment, and this language impairment begins to manifest itself in childhood, and will not improve with age. In severe cases, language function may even be lost. . Well, some people are not good at social interaction, have poor language skills, or are even taciturn. This does not mean they have autism, because they themselves have language ability, but they just don’t want to speak for different reasons.
Autistic patients have social barriers. This social barrier is not that they are unwilling to socialize, but that they are unable to complete normal social activities. They have no emotional expression and cannot care for others. There was no response or even the most basic eye contact. Some people think that they are unable to socialize due to reasons such as introversion, bad conduct, or extreme thoughts, but they are not autistic.
The interests of autistic patients are stereotyped and repetitive. Normal people have their favorite game methods, personal preferences, and interests in people and objects. However, if they are an autistic patient, they will He will not have normal interests and hobbies. His orientation is more inclined to non-toy things. For example, normal people will like to keep watches or collect different watches. This is his personal interest, while autistic people are more interested in clocks. The rotating watch hand keeps turning round and round. If the watch hand stops and does not operate normally, the autistic patient will become anxious and lose control of his emotions. He will also engage in behaviors such as slapping things, spinning in circles, and self-abuse.
Raymond in the movie "Rain Man" is an autistic patient. If you have seen this movie, you may have a certain understanding of autism. So, what is autism, and what are the clinical manifestations of autism?
Characteristics of Autism:
1. Social Development
Social deficits distinguish autism and related autism spectrum disorders from other developmental disorders. People with autism usually have social difficulties. Temple Grandin, an autistic patient, said that she cannot understand the social interactions of normal people and cannot communicate with people with normal neurological development. She feels like "an anthropologist on Mars."
2. Communication
About one-third to half of autistic patients do not have enough language talent to meet daily communication needs. Communication differences may appear starting in the first year of life and may include delayed babbling, unusual gestures, diminished reaction times, and vocal patterns that are out of sync with the caregiver. In the second and third years, children with autism reduce the frequency and variety of babbling, consonants, words and word combinations. Children with autism are less likely to make requests or share experiences and are more likely to simply repeat what others say (parody).
3. Repetitive behaviors
Autistic patients present various forms of repetitive or restricted behaviors, among which the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) classification is as follows: < /p>
Mechanical repetition refers to repetitive movements, such as tapping with hands, rolling the head, or rocking the body.
Ritual behavior involves an unchanging daily pattern, such as an unchanging menu or dressing habits.
Restrictive behavior refers to limited attention, interests or activities, such as focusing on a TV show, toys or games, etc.
Self-injurious behaviors include actions that harm yourself or others, such as poking the eyes, scratching the skin, biting the hands, and banging the head.
Treatment of Autism
Currently, the treatment of autism mainly adopts comprehensive intervention measures, including drug treatment, behavioral modification and training and education, giving full play to the role of parents. It is of great significance to actively participate in treatment and rehabilitation work. Early diagnosis and timely treatment are extremely important. Drug treatment is also one of the comprehensive treatment methods. For example, some autistic children have some abnormal behaviors that affect their education and training. Therefore, during the education and training process, according to the specific situation, appropriate drug treatment can be given according to the doctor's instructions, which can improve their behavior and promote their learning. Communication and cooperation are conducive to the implementation of Kangxia training, and are also beneficial to parents' management and care of their children. However, before taking medication, you must undergo a medical diagnosis and examination before choosing medication. Do not blindly rely on indiscriminate medication. At the same time, you must understand the precautions during the medication process, strengthen observation, pay attention to the side effects of the medication, and strengthen the safe storage of the medication to prevent accidents.
The recovery of autism is a long-term or even lifelong training and treatment process. Therefore, both therapists and parents have to pay more love to autistic children than ordinary children.
The first thing for autistic patients to determine is whether the child can speak before one year old. Many research data show that a small number of autistic patients have no language ability. Most patients diagnosed with autism are unable to express their opinions clearly to others, or their expressions are grammatically and grammatically weird.
Of course, there are also some methods in behavior that are easy for us to identify, such as:
In terms of diet, some autistic patients refuse to eat or develop eating disorders;
In terms of sound, some are extremely sensitive to external information, and have huge emotional panic about the sounds of elevators, water flows, mixers, fans, etc.
And these reaction actions are basically stereotyped , is a fixed and mechanical response behavior. I read a lot of relevant literature in the early days of studying autism:
In fact, autism is not a mental disease; Developmental disorders that last for life. An experiment was conducted in the United States to track 11 autistic patients for 30 years. The final growth results made us sigh. Only 2 of these 11 children adapted to later social relationships, and 1 Young people died, one case's whereabouts were unknown, one case maintained and improved, and the rest failed intervention, some continued to worsen, developed complications of epilepsy, and even suffered from deterioration of IQ despite continuous use of psychotropic drugs. . Although the outcome may not be optimistic, such research has a huge guiding effect on subsequent analysis of the root causes of autism.
...
There are many corresponding methods for identifying autism, so I won’t list them all here. In addition to the above , there are also similar symptoms such as abnormally narrow interests, repeated stereotyped behaviors, and a few may also exhibit aggressive behavior or poor imitation of movements...
Of course, parents are still advised to check if their children have the above symptoms at home. Behavioral behaviors must be participated in comprehensive testing in regular tertiary hospitals as early as possible and actively cooperate with doctors’ treatment, so that the most effective intervention can be achieved.
Autism, also known as autism, is one of the most common and representative types of pervasive developmental disorders. It is a severe physical and mental development disorder that begins in infancy and early childhood. The disease is characterized by interpersonal communication difficulties, abnormal verbal communication, restricted interests and stereotyped behavior. Most children are accompanied by varying degrees of mental retardation.
Parents can initially judge whether their children may have autism through the following aspects: whether they can make eye contact and look at each other with their parents; whether they respond to other people's behavioral instructions; language ability Poor, even at the age of three, he still cannot speak; he likes to play alone and has repetitive and stereotyped behaviors, such as repeatedly opening and closing doors, drawing circles, etc.
Director’s suggestion: Generally speaking, the prognosis of children with autism depends on how early the disease is detected, the severity of the disease, and early speech development. It is related to many factors such as condition, cognitive function, whether it is accompanied by other diseases, whether to take medication, whether to train, etc. Early detection and early intervention are the key. The period before 6 years old is the golden treatment period, so parents should pay attention to observation. When they find that their children have spontaneous symptoms, If there are signs of autism, take the child to a regular medical institution for examination and treatment as soon as possible, and formulate a treatment plan based on the examination report.
Children over 9 months old: No response when called, pupils are not focused, unable to communicate, and have repetitive mechanical movements (such as mumbling words, such as shaking hands and feet, etc.) For example, jumping up and down, etc... You can take it to the hospital for examination. Because our country has not yet established special standards for autism (we are working hard to write them to surpass the American standards), it is easy for small hospitals to misdiagnose and think it is an emotional problem. Be sure to go to a major hospital for examination. There is a high probability that autism can be cured at this time (the golden period for autism treatment). Because a child’s brain grows by 60% between the ages of 0 and 3, by 80% between the ages of 0 and 6, and by 100% between the ages of 6 and 18.
Whether he has autism depends on whether he has very narrow interests and repetitive behaviors, whether he likes to live in the same environment, whether he is unable to adapt to changes in the environment, and whether he has psychological disorders such as panic. . 2. In terms of social communication, is there a lack of communication with others, an inability to communicate with others, a lack of cordial relationship with parents, etc. 3. Is the language inflexible, not good at expressing, has poor self-expression ability or lacks communicative nature in language? 4. Common behaviors of autism include hyperactivity, distraction, tantrums, aggression, self-injury, etc. Lonely and isolated, unable to establish normal relationships with others.
Autism is a congenital disease that does not manifest until a child is 2 to 3 years old.
Autistic children have language communication difficulties: When autistic children want something, they cannot express it in words. They can only stare with their eyes or grab it directly with their hands, and their language communication is not complete. Sentences, only some simple repeated words.
Autistic children have social difficulties: Autistic children will not look at each other or look at each other very briefly. They will not participate in groups and play, but will just be immersed in their own world.
Children with autism have indifferent expressions and stereotyped behaviors, often accompanied by some repetitive weird movements, such as walking on tiptoes, staring with hands in front of their eyes, fluttering, jumping repeatedly, etc. Toys for children with autism must be placed in one place.
Children with autism will gradually improve a lot if they are placed in a rehabilitation center for early intervention and treatment, but parents must be mentally prepared to accompany their children throughout their lives.
The main clinical manifestations of autism are:
Impairment in social interaction and communication, narrow and repetitive interests, unwillingness to accept new things and a preference for solitary operations, introversion and eyesight Sluggishness etc.
Commonly used examinations; psychological assessment, ABC, CARS, CABS scale measurement. Based on clinical manifestations, combined with magnetic resonance imaging and mental and psychological evaluation, the scale determines the diagnostic level.
Note: Non-professional answers, for reference only!
Social communication disorder: Do not communicate and invest in their own world. In kindergarten, it is obvious that normal children have a desire to communicate with others. Children with autism still like to play by themselves. Not participating in communication, along with language communication barriers.
Narrow interests: The things that interest you and what you like to play are very simple. You always play with the same toys over and over again and are not interested in anything else external. I am very conscious and it is difficult to guide me. Sometimes only certain types of food are accepted when eating, etc.
Last time, it was suggested that parents need to observe the gap between children and normal children of the same age, if there is a particularly strong contrast. You can first find early childhood education teachers and listen to their suggestions. If necessary, go to the hospital for medical assistance.