"Children from the stars" seems like a beautiful description, but the truth behind it is "autistic children".
Its emergence has made countless parents unbearable, and this seemingly out-of-reach autism may actually appear around us at any time.
Diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, the sky felt like the sky was falling at that moment
That year, the neighbor's child was born, and the neighbor was very happy, not only invited relatives and friends, but also invited us neighbors to celebrate with a big banquet.
When I was a child for a hundred days, I also saw the cute little guy, who looked like a water spirit, and his smile was like a spring breeze.
But as time went on, I found that the children in the neighborhood seemed to be a little different, they had begun to learn to speak when they were one year old, but they didn't like to talk when they were two years old, which was very different from ordinary children who were eager to learn to speak.
Neighbors have long suspected that the child has health problems, but the child's grandmother said "noble people are late", and it is normal for the child to speak late, so they are ready to observe for a period of time. But by the time you're two years old, you don't speak, and that's a little bit wrong.
So, when the child was two years old, the neighbor couple took the child to the provincial hospital for a detailed examination. As a result, this once-happy family collapsed.
Your child has been diagnosed with autism.
That day, when I saw my neighbor come home, he was already colorless, as if he had experienced some major disaster.
After that, in my life, I rarely saw the neighbor's family, and occasionally greeted me, only to learn that the neighbor was busy working to make money, and the neighbor's lover had been accompanying the child.
The neighbor sometimes complains to me about drinking and complaining when he is late at work, and he says that his child, when he is almost two years old, slowly becomes "weird", likes to do something repeatedly, likes to stare at something in a daze, suddenly yells, etc.
In his words, I heard his helplessness, but at the same time I heard his firmness.
Later, when it was time for the child to go to kindergarten, the neighbor also tried to send the child to the kindergarten, but unfortunately, several kindergartens were changed in a row, and the child was dissuaded before two days, because the child often had some abnormal behavior in the kindergarten, which seriously affected other children.
Later, the neighbor took the child to participate in rehabilitation training at a professional institution, which has been until now. Although the child's life in the rehabilitation institution is relatively good, this also seriously increases the economic burden of the neighbor's family, and the neighbor couple is breathless.
At the same time, the spirit of the neighbor is also crushed by concern: when will the child be better? When can I go to school? Will it be accepted by others? Will you be able to find a job when you grow up? Can I get married? What to do for the rest of your life? What if there is no one to take care of it? ......
From the dialogue with him, I can feel his helplessness, and I can also feel the bitterness and difficulty of this family.
What is autism?
It is reported that so far, there are about 10 million autistic people in the mainland, of which 2 million are children under school age.
As far as the current research is concerned, there are two main causes of autism:
Heredity: In the same family, if the eldest is autistic, the prevalence of younger siblings will reach 7% to 20%.
Environment: Including the initial fertilization environment, as well as the subsequent fertility environment, such as unhealthy fertility conditions (older pregnancy, etc.), fetal development defects (preterm birth, low body weight, etc.) are the causes of autism.
How to find out if your child has autism early? These "problems" should be taken seriously
Autism is a disease of early intervention and early recovery, of course, the recovery mentioned here is not a complete recovery, but can be closer to ordinary people earlier, so that the impact of autism on children's lives is minimized.
Therefore, it is more important to detect autism as early as possible. In general, if your child has these problems, he may need to pay attention to:
Language delay: This is the most typical manifestation of autism, most of the autistic children will have such problems, so when the child's language ability development is slow, parents should pay attention to timely investigation. Of course, not all children with autism have such symptoms.
Abnormal behavior: "There must be a demon when something abnormal happens", this sentence parents must remember. If the child has some repetitive behaviors in life, such as liking to go in circles, repeating an action, playing with toys in the same way, etc., you need to pay attention.
Indifference to most things: Curiosity is the heaviest in childhood, but at this time, if the child has only a single interest and is not interested in most things, he needs to pay attention.
Extremely poor or no social skills: Children have a nature to enjoy playing with their peers. But if the child often does not fit in with his peers when playing, or the child does not like to play with anyone at all, only likes to play alone, parents need to pay attention.
What should I do if my child is diagnosed with autism?
Having a child diagnosed with autism is a sad question, but it's a problem that has to be said.
In general, after a child suffers from autism, parents should pay attention to several things:
Calm down and accept the facts: Many parents are prone to mental collapse when facing this matter, which is not conducive to the recovery of children and the harmonious development of the family. Only by calming down can we make the most rational decisions.
Do not blindly seek medical treatment, pay attention to scientific rehabilitation: we can understand the anxiety of parents, but do not "rush to the doctor", some anecdotal therapy is likely to aggravate or delay the child's condition.
Therefore, in terms of rehabilitation, we must choose qualified and experienced professional rehabilitation institutions, or study professional rehabilitation methods, and parents will train in their homes for a long time under the guidance of professionals.
The rehabilitation effect of autism is not directly related to financial efforts, and parents should remember to choose the right one, not the expensive one.
Active rehabilitation, early intervention: The earlier the intervention time of autism, the better the benign guidance effect on the child's brain, that is, the child will recover better.
Therefore, when it is found that the child is suffering from autism, parents need to actively take the child to rehabilitation training, do not delay.
Write at the end
Here we also appeal to everyone: do not wear colored glasses to look at the "children from the stars", they also have the right to enjoy the same treatment as ordinary children, we should treat them with tolerance and kindness, give them enough respect, accept their existence, so that every autistic child can feel the warmth of the world and return to normal life as soon as possible.
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