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World Autism
Attention Day
You know what? There is a group of children in the world: they hear sensitively, but they are "deaf" to sounds; their eyes are clear, but they "turn a blind eye" to the scenery around them; they are rich in heart, but they do not know how to express themselves. They are as bright as the stars, but they are forgotten by the crowd for hundreds of millions of light-years away, immersed in their own world, leaving parents and families with an unbearable burden. They are autistic children, also known as the world: children from the stars.
01. Understand autism
In December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to designate April 2 of each year as "World Autism Awareness Day" from 2008 onwards to raise awareness of autism and related research and diagnosis, as well as people with autism. April 2, 2022 is the 15th World Autism Day, and the China Association of Mentally Disabled Persons and Relatives and Friends released the theme of the World Autism Day as follows: "Focus on Autism Services: Building a Social Security Mechanism to Promote the High-quality Development of Service Institutions". Let's focus on "Kids from the Stars" today!
Correct understanding of autism
Autism is a disease in which the number of people in the world is growing very fast. According to the United Nations, there are currently 67 million people with autism worldwide, of which the ratio of men to women is about 4:1. Some experts pointed out that early detection, early diagnosis, and early intervention are the key to ensuring the efficacy of autism rehabilitation, and it is generally best at 2-6 years old.
02. Common cognitive misunderstandings of autism
Myth 1: Children with autism are geniuses
No. Children with autism vary greatly, and there are indeed a very small number of individuals, such as children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome, who have specialties in certain fields such as mathematics, music, and painting. However, most children with autism not only do not have special talents, but also have different degrees of obstacles such as cognitive understanding and communication, which require attention and early intervention and training.
Myth 2: Autism is just an introvert
No. Some parents, especially the elderly in the family, often think that autistic children have no problems, just shy or introverted, and grow up to be fine. As a result, medical treatment is often delayed or rehabilitation is not actively carried out. However, at present, autism lacks effective cures, and early detection, early diagnosis and early intervention can effectively promote the improvement of the ability of autistic children in all aspects. Therefore, parents should not hide their illness and avoid medical treatment, but should find problems as soon as possible and seek medical treatment in time.
Myth 3: Autism is a disaster
No. Some people think that autistic children will affect the learning order of the school, or affect their own children, and the one-size-fits-all rejection of autistic children artificially increases the difficulty of autistic children's integration into society. For children with mild autism, inclusive education is the greatest help for them in the absence of serious behavioral problems, and usually has less impact on other children. Autism is not a disaster, they are just a special group of children, we should not treat it with a different eye, but should give more tolerance and acceptance, provide more care and support for their families, help them integrate into society, and promote their development.
03. How to identify autism early?
Early manifestations of infantile autism proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Parents are reminded that they usually need to pay more attention to the performance of children, and if there are the following manifestations or signs, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible so that autism can be detected as soon as possible:
1, 12 months old when calling their name does not respond
2. Do not point to objects of interest when you are 14 months old (such as pointing to a flying aircraft)
3. Do not play "pretend" games for 18 months (such as pretending to "feed" dolls)
4. Avoid eye contact and want to be alone
5. Difficulty understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings
6. Backward speech and language skills
7. Repeat the word or phrase repeatedly
8. Answer what is not asked
9. Troubled by subtle changes
10, have an obsessive interest
11. Repeat the action, such as slapping the beater, shaking, or rotating the circle
12. Have an unusual reaction to the sound, smell, taste, appearance or sensation of things
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People with autism and the families behind it often have to endure great pressures in life, this is a forgotten, neglected, not understood group, "World Autism Day" is to raise people's attention to autism and related research and diagnosis, as well as autism patients. I hope that each of us can try to give love and understanding to autistic children, at least without ridicule and discrimination. Every child is an angel, born worthy of love, let us work together to light up the future for the "children of the stars"!