Autism
It is difficult to determine whether the child is autistic by looking at his or her external appearance. Autism is characterized as an autoimmune disease, which can not be observed or determined by the child unless it is dealt with directly. The autistic person refuses to deal with strangers. Those who are within the circle of safety of his parents, and close to him since childhood, and does not show them to interact, and it is very difficult to add new people to this circle only after long treatment attempts with the patient, and a sense of confidence and safety towards him.
Autism treatment
The treatment of autism is prolonged, with long-term treatment. If treatment is stopped for any reason, no matter how short the period of discontinuation, it will lead to severe relapse in the case of the autistic patient and loss of much of the progress that has been made with the condition as a result of permanent treatment.
Drug therapy
A large proportion of autism cases are treated with the addition of some types of drugs to the daily therapeutic pattern. Depression, antipsychotics and antidepressants are used to control autism and prevent the condition from worsening. Drug therapy succeeds in controlling some autism, In some cases, and cause deterioration of the social situation and the destruction of ways of communication between the patient and the surrounding.
Special education programs
Special education programs in autism, as well as psychological, behavioral and social treatment, have shown remarkable improvements in some cases of autism. It is recommended to start using these methods immediately after the discovery of autism, regardless of the age of the child. In the case of delay in the convergence of psychological and behavioral treatment, The results of this type of therapy include improving communication skills, increasing its ability to play symbolically, minimizing behavioral disorders, as well as speech therapy and occupational therapy. The treatment programs also include creating the environment and environment suitable for the neighborhood Of patients with autism at home and place of study and recreation, the parents can not provide any of these things for their child’s autistic, so they must use competent institutions to treat autism to provide for his education programs.
Alternative treatments
There are many methods of treatment and treatment of herbal and herbal systems in the treatment of autism, but most of them lack scientific studies and research prove the validity of effectiveness, and vary in their effects from one case to another depending on the severity of the situation and associated patterns.