All around us, there is such a group of children, called "children of the stars." They always seem to be immersed in their own world, and it is difficult for people to get inside them.
2 April is World Autism Day. Autism, also known as autism, has data showing that the number of autistic people in China exceeds 10 million, of which the number of autistic children exceeds 2 million.
How to make the "children of the stars" no longer lonely?
How to discover and heal the child's heart in time?
On the eve of World Autism Day
The reporter interviewed about this
Yin Ling, a child psychologist at the Third People's Hospital of Jiangmen City
They are like guests from other planets
When it comes to "autism" and "loneliness", people always seem to be prone to think of "personality isolation" and "psychological problems", but from a professional point of view, autism is a widespread, serious developmental disorder. Children with autism are characterized by social interaction and social communication disorders, as well as narrow interests and stereotyped repetitive patterns of behavior.
Xinhua News Agency data map. Illustration only
Speaking of the most impressive example, Yin Ling mentioned that in the first year of work, in a game therapy, Xiao Jie, who was more than 5 years old, suddenly took off his shoes and quickly hit her face hard, causing her to be dizzy and tearful, while Xiao Jie smiled very happily. After spending 1 minute to relieve, Yin Ling continued to treat the child, but was a little distracted by the confusion. She thought: "The child obviously has made progress in all aspects, and usually shows that he likes me, but why did he beat me?" ”
After the treatment, Yin Ling talked to the child's mother and tried to find the cause. The child's mother explained: "Prove that Xiao Jie likes you very much, and he expresses his like in this way." Just as he liked his cousin, he would usually beat his cousin. ”
Since then, Yin Ling has paid more attention
Behind the children's external bad emotions and behaviors
Perception, thinking, learning
As well as learning and understanding feelings, needs, etc
Try to translate to adults
I hope you can help them in a more suitable way
"Autistic children, like guests from other planets, don't understand our language, don't understand our habits, but they can't let us know." Yin Ling shared that one of her jobs is to be a translator between children and ordinary people. For example, some children will cover their ears and cry when they hear ordinary sounds, and if adults do not understand, they will tell him not to be afraid, and even violently stop them. In fact, it may be that the child is hypersensitive, and hearing this sound is as uncomfortable as we hear the sound of cutting metal. At this time, consider wearing noise-canceling headphones for your child.
How to detect autism early?
So, how to detect autism early? From the general direction, Yin Ling suggested strengthening the training of relevant staff in child care, kindergartens and other related staff on autism spectrum disorder knowledge, and providing regular hospital information that can achieve autism screening in the city, to help parents find their children's problems in time and intervene early.
In everyday life
What abnormalities in children need attention?
Yin Ling reminds that when it is found that children have slow language development, are immersed in their own world, do not listen to instructions, do not look at people, do not respond to negative emotions of others, do not interact with or play with other people, like things "cold" or strange (such as only liking a certain wheel of the car, repeatedly rubbing plastic bags, etc.), only eat one or two designated foods, do things stubbornly, you need to go to a regular hospital for screening, to see if it is a simple language developmental delay, or a normal reaction of the child at a certain age, or a loneliness spectrum problem and carry out corresponding prevention and intervention.
"Currently recognized worldwide as autism treatment for early rehabilitation training!" As long as the child has the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, the relevant intervention should be carried out as early as possible. Yin Ling said that when the child is diagnosed with autism, many parents are psychologically stressed and prone to anxiety, which are normal reactions. However, objective reality requires them to quickly adjust their mentality and actively participate in the rehabilitation training of their children. Only parents can better help their children by taking care of themselves, the following points are for reference:
One is to give yourself time to feel bad emotions and accept them.
The second is to consciously build a support network and ask for help. Strengthen the understanding, cooperation and support of spouses, and if necessary, give each other a chance to breathe; talk to trusted friends, seek emotional support and comfort, take care of children for a short time, and tolerate and understand when children play together; understand the early mental process and coping methods of other parents through forums, books, etc., and seek offline parent organization support meetings through regular hospitals and institutions to learn from the experience of people who have come; learn about relevant welfare policies, subsidies and other policy consultations from the women's federation and the disabled persons' federation in their respective places.
The third is to seek psychological or drug treatment when necessary.
If through the above treatment, there are still sleep and emotional problems that are difficult to adjust themselves, parents need to go to a specialist hospital in time.
Source: Jiangmen Daily
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