Yesterday, Director Meng Qing's consultation room welcomed such a small patient:
Meimei, a 3-and-a-half-year-old female child, cannot speak yet, and can only simply say "dad" and "mom", but no more than 10 words. Usually playing alone, without eye contact, parents call her by name and do not respond.
After evaluation and the child's medical history, Director Meng Qing diagnosed Meimei as autistic.
What is autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder and one of the most common developmental disorders of childhood. Key features of autism include deficits in social interaction, difficulty communicating, stereotyped, repetitive behaviors, and interests. #自闭症 #
People with autism often lack social skills, cannot understand the feelings and thoughts of others, and have difficulty expressing their emotions and needs. In addition, people with autism often exhibit stereotyped and repetitive behaviors and interests, such as repeating certain actions or talking, being deeply attracted to certain things or objects, and so on.
Although the exact cause of autism is still not fully understood, it is established that autism is not caused by bad parents or psychological problems, nor is it caused by vaccines or other external factors.
Include genetic and environmental factors. Currently, no single drug or treatment can completely cure autism, but early diagnosis and intervention can significantly improve patients' quality of life.
How can I tell if a child has autism?
Autism is a childhood neurodevelopmental disorder with symptoms including social impairment, language communication disorders, stereotyped behaviors and interests, and more. This symptom may affect your child's school, family, and social life. Therefore, parents need to understand how to tell if a child has autism.
People with autism have difficulty in communicating between people, which is easily manifested as lack of eye contact and inability to understand the tone and expression of others. In addition, children may show difficulty forming friendships and interactive relationships with their peers.
Language development may be hindered in people with autism, manifested as difficulties learning, understanding, and using language.
If the child does not start speaking or uses very little vocabulary by the age of two, or if there is a retrograde phenomenon (such as repeatedly saying the same sentence or using inappropriate forms of language), parents need to consider whether these phenomena are signs of autism.
People with autism tend to have strict and stereotyped interests and behaviors. Children may experience extreme satisfaction with repetitive behaviors (e.g., flipping toys repeatedly or watching the same TV show) and show regularity and expression bias.
In addition, people with autism may be oversensitive to their environment or stimuli, such as discomfort with loud sounds or strong light.
If parents have any concerns about their child's autism, they should quickly find a professional medical institution for examination and evaluation. Professional medical institutions will determine whether a child is autistic in a variety of ways