There is such a group of children, they are not deaf, but they are deaf to the sound, they are not blind, but they are blind to the people and things around them, they are not dumb, but they do not know how to speak, they seem to be far away from our ordinary life, like the twinkling stars in the distant sky, so they are also called "children of the stars".
They also have a common name – children with autism.
The child is 3 years old, but he has never shouted "Mom"
"I always thought it was a child's slow development, and I never thought it was autism."
Xiao An's mother still remembers the joy of learning to walk when her child was 1 year old and 3 months old, but since then, Xiao An (pseudonym) seems to have stopped growing in addition to her height.
So far, I can't take the initiative to shout people, I don't want to play with my peers, and I don't listen to the instructions of my parents.
After the parents found that the child's development was abnormal, they immediately took the child to seek medical treatment, and after trying to seek medical treatment in multiple hospitals and rehabilitation institutions without success, XiaoAn's mother finally chose to take XiaoAn to the Children's Rehabilitation Department of Hunan Women and Children's Hospital for long-term treatment under the introduction of friends.
After the systematic diagnosis of Yang Jie, director of the Department of Child Rehabilitation, it was found that Xiao'an's social communication ability and language ability were poor, his adaptability to the environment was poor, he was prone to crying, he did not respond to the name, and he basically had no visual communication with people.
Although there is self-stimulating behavior, but can not speak, mostly for meaningless single "ah" sound, poor tongue flexibility can not lick the left and right corners of the mouth, pouting can not be completed, will not blow, there will be nasal sounds when sounding.
At the same time, XiaoAn also lacks non-verbal communication behavior, less body language, less looking at each other and short time, evasive eyes, more crying to express his emotions and needs, and backward language development.
Cognitive comprehension ability is backward, there is no concept of common basic things, common daily necessities such as cups, hats, and clothes, and common instructions such as hugging, raising hands, and clapping hands are not understood.
Poor ability to sit, often leaving the seat to move around.
Here, hope can be seen every day
In view of Xiao'an's situation, the medical, nursing and treatment organizations of the Department of Child Rehabilitation organized rehabilitation assessment meetings, established clear rehabilitation goals, and formulated a systematic treatment plan for Xiao'an in terms of speech training, cognitive dysfunction training, sensory integration therapy and transcranial magnetic therapy.
In the early rehabilitation treatment process, Xiao An just started when the child was poorly adapted, easy to cry in class, the therapist created a secure environment for Xiao An, Xiao An gradually more cooperative than before, can sit intermittently on the desk to cooperate with the therapist to complete personal tasks.
At the same time, Director Yang Jie adhered to the treatment concept of combining medicine and education, carried out appropriate family guidance after class, and tracked Xiao An's completion of homework tasks at home.
With the recovery day by day, under the guidance of professional therapists, Xiao An gradually adapts to the classroom environment, can maintain a class for 30 minutes to cooperate with the teacher to complete the homework, close call to the name began to have a response, can complete the imitation of simple and rough movements, can understand the simple instructions such as sitting, clapping, raising hands and other simple instructions and apply them to life.
Since being admitted to the hospital, Xiaoan has completed 200 courses, and in terms of language expression, she has been able to simply imitate more than 50 basic nouns, can say short sentences with the language assistance of teachers and parents, and can take the initiative to say the names of familiar people and say hello with the assistance of gestures.
"Here, every day can see hope, now my children can say the names of many items, can distinguish the common five colors and five shapes, can understand the size of the length, have different emotional emotions, will play Lai will be lazy, there will be a little clever, more lively than before!" 」
The patience and professionalism of doctors will bring new hope to parents, and there are many parents like Xiao'an's mother in the Children's Rehabilitation Department of Hunan Women and Children's Hospital, who exchange their rehabilitation experiences with each other, encourage each other to cheer, some children have been able to return to school after rehabilitation treatment, and parents feel unprecedented joy for the progress of each child.
Xiao An's mother often communicates with Director Yang Jie about Xiao An's growth and changes, and in terms of social and behavior, Xiao An basically does not have her own stimulative behavior, and can wait, take turns, queue, and share in the group.
When Xiao An first came, there was no eye contact, basically no requirements, poor language comprehension ability, no imitation skills, and parents once felt desperate.
Up to now, take the initiative to look at each other, take the initiative to make requests with assistance, and even use language to make requests, understand the common skills of life instructions and use them with life, recognize common daily necessities, and children gradually master imitation skills, from single tone to overlapping tone to double tone.
In the music therapy group class, Xiao An also went from hearing and looking at both eyes, unwilling to participate in the group class, not interested in various musical instruments, unwilling to contact with peers, and not abiding by the order and rules of the class. Slowly improve your ability to sit, be willing to participate in group activities, listen to simple instructions, and be able to play instruments with teachers.
Observing the performance of your peers in class and actively participating in the game with your peers will show a happy smile.
Early intervention to detect abnormalities, systematic rehabilitation treatment is the right choice
In the process of treatment, parents are also surprised, more confident in their children, and see hope for the future from now on.
Director Yang Jie said that the child's progress is inseparable from the careful teaching of the therapist, nor can it be separated from their own efforts, and even more inseparable from the parents themselves, and the child's progress is the effort of many parties.
The therapist is the child's efforts and the strong backing of the child's learning, and the child's own efforts are the internal driving force of the child's learning.
In the Children's Rehabilitation Department of Hunan Women's and Children's Hospital, many parents consult their children's autism through different channels every day.
Director Yang Jie stressed that for children with autism, personalized systematic rehabilitation treatment and family care and companionship are the best medicine for children.
Parents of autistic children establish a correct "intervention concept" and carry out early rescue intervention and training for their children, which is a good golden period for saving their children.
It is necessary to establish a scientific educational concept and cultivate children's self-confidence and interest.
Scientific intervention methods can change pathology, and the severity of pathology determines the prognosis of survival. According to the pathology, the child's life plan is formulated, and different intervention models and intervention methods are used at different stages.
In this way, we can achieve obvious results in rehabilitation training and better return to family and society.
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Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Yi Ting, Hunan Women's and Children's Hospital
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