What kind of group are children with autism?
I saw someone describe it this way:
"Although they are not deaf, they are deaf to the chaos of the outside world; although they are not blind, they are blind to the things of the outside world; although they are not dumb, they never speak."
This group of children, like children from the stars, is silent, silent, living in their own world, unwilling to establish contact with the outside world.
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In recent years, with the development of the Internet, people's channels of receiving information have increased, and they have slowly begun to understand this group. As a parent, you will always worry that your children also have autistic tendencies, so how to identify and what can be done for children?
Learn about children with autism
"Autism", also known as "autism spectrum disorder", referred to as ASD, is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder.
According to the relevant report released in 2019, there are about 2 million autistic children under the age of 12 in the mainland, and there is still a trend of increasing year by year, of which boys are more likely to be recruited than girls, and the ratio of men to women is 2:1.
According to expert analysis, children with autism are more special than other children's problems in the following points:
A: It mostly appears in infancy and early childhood, of which 1/3 of babies are found at the age of 1, and 80% to 90% are found at the age of 2;
B: Due to the infancy and infancy, the child's physical functions in all aspects have not yet been fully developed, so it is difficult to detect the early onset. In addition, it is affected by individuals, there are differences in explicit performance, and the diagnosis is more complicated, and it is not a simple film and laboratory test to obtain a definite result.
More rely on the doctor's clinical experience and the child's daily performance to determine, the process is also more time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, some children are prone to miss the best time for treatment.
C: Autism may seem like a small problem, but it can affect a wide range of problems, and may affect a child's brain development, immune function, gastrointestinal function, and other important organ systems.
It is precisely because of this that experts recommend that parents usually pay more attention to their children's daily routines, and if abnormalities are found, they should be sent to the clinic in time.
Several abnormal manifestations in children with autism
If your child has the following abnormalities, it may be "entangled" with autism, and parents with sons at home need to be more vigilant:
1. Have social barriers and do not know how to communicate with people
This should be one of the most common and pervasive abnormalities, and there are differences in the social impairments that children show in different ages.
Infancy (up to 1 year):
3 to 4 months or so: rarely have eye contact with others, when adults tease him, he will not respond to laughter, sluggish, almost nothing can attract his attention;
About 6 to 9 months: there is rarely a happy expression on the face, and often suddenly crying, immersed in their own world, unwilling to communicate with their families;
Around 1 year old: There is no response to the teasing of the family, and there is no response to observing and imitating the movements of the family, and there is no response to calling their names.
Early childhood (1 to 3 years):
No thought of making friends, habitually staying in your own world, with no friends around you, and no emotional dependence on your nurturer.
Even if the other party leaves, their daily life does not seem to be disturbed, and the child does not show sadness, anxiety and other performances, and is still immersed in his own world.
Preschool (3~7 years):
Eccentric personality, reluctance to be with others, if accidentally bumped, some children may scream; although some autistic children will have social interest, but their definition of social is different from that of ordinary children, and sometimes their behavior is not appropriate.
For example, they may be pushing and shoving others, and it is difficult to understand why the other person is unhappy, let alone how to cope.
2. Repetitive actions
Over-obsessed with one thing, such as a carton, rope, bottle, cap, etc. And often repeat an action, such as repeatedly drawing lines, repeatedly opening and closing doors, and repeatedly folding things.
It is also accompanied by obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it is necessary to put things on the same page, otherwise it will suddenly get angry, shout, act more paranoidly, and it takes a lot of patience for parents to raise.
3. There is a language barrier
The study found that about half of children with autism are likely to remain silent for the rest of their lives, they are not dumb, but they are not willing to speak or are unwilling to speak.
But here, parents need to distinguish whether the child is simply talking late or a language disorder caused by autism.
Under normal circumstances, some "noble people are late" children, may be born to speak late, more than 2 years old can not speak clearly, but there is no abnormality in other aspects, then it is fine, do not worry too much, respect the child's growth law is good.
However, if the child does not speak for a long time, it is also accompanied by the above abnormalities, which may be autism, and it is recommended to check as soon as possible.
Autism requires early intervention
Interventions before the age of 2 years are generally considered to be most effective and no later than 6 years of age.
Because we all know that autism is a kind of neurodevelopmental disorder, and before the child is 2 to 3 years old, the brain has strong plasticity and is a critical period of development.
Therefore, rushing to intervene in this time period can often play a very good effect.
Especially for children with severe autism, intervention is quite good at about the age of 2 years; medium children, intervention before the age of 6 can also play a certain role.
If it is too late, the effect is often greatly reduced, and it may also affect the child's physical and mental health and normal life and learning in the future.
Extended reading: Does autism affect a child's IQ? Does it affect parents to have a second child?
Let's start by answering the first question, whether autism affects a child's IQ.
This mainly depends on the cause of the disease, the degree of autism and other factors -
According to statistics, about 70% of children with autism have different degrees of IQ deficiencies, but it is not common for IQ to be particularly low;
More than 20% of children's IQs are in the normal range, similar to the average person. Of course, there are also a small number of people who have an IQ higher than normal standards and are close to genius.
As for the first child being an autistic baby, it will not affect the second child.
It can only be said that there is a certain probability, if the first child is autistic, then the probability of autism in the second child is about 10 to 20%.
However, modern medicine is developing relatively fast, do a good job of prenatal screening and genetic genetic testing, and then pay attention to eugenics, or have the opportunity to have a healthy second-born baby.
If you had the opportunity to say a word to your autistic baby and his parents, what would you say?