Autism
Autism is a neurological problem that affects the child in the first two years of his life, and continues beyond, and lead to the occurrence of many mental disorders, and the causes of metabolic disorders or the result of viral infection, but these reasons are still under study, Scientists have not confirmed the main cause of the disease to this day, and in this article we will talk about the various characteristics of autism, in addition to some tips to be followed to deal with the child who suffers.
Characteristics of autism
- The child’s lack of interest in people around him, as if he can not hear, where he does not respond to those who call him.
- Resist others when trying to embrace it.
- Lack of sufficient awareness and awareness of risks.
- Do not share other children’s toys.
- Possession of excess activity, or excessive inactivity and laziness.
- Laughing or crying suddenly and randomly, sometimes with fits of anger.
- Resistance to change in routine matters.
- Not communicating with others by sight.
- Wrap things continuously.
- It attaches itself to different things.
- Lack of imagination, lack of creativity during play.
- The appearance of abnormal movements, frequent movement of the body, or when touching and grasping the objects surrounding it.
- Not to play with one game, but to play games along with each other longitudinal, and repeat this process continuously.
- Weak ability to imitate others.
- Do not share the simple games that natural children like, such as covering the face and revealing it suddenly, or hide and hide.
- Do not raise your hands towards parents to inform them of the desire to carry.
- The difficulty of speaking words correctly, the inability to use sentences of two words, and the repetition of speech as parrot and voice incomprehensible.
- The inability to understand the emotions of others; if a smile in the face, does not return the smile.
- Face difficulty sleeping in some cases.
Tips for dealing with autistic child
- Reliance on images as the primary language of understanding with him, and words as a secondary language.
- Keep away from using long words and sentences.
- Develop his talent, as the autistic child usually has the gift of drawing.
- Exploit the games and objects that relate to them to explain a topic as explaining educational content.
- Repeat the way you play with a particular game in front of it, so that it can be understood, taking into account that the game is interesting.
- Use colorful cartons and clear images; to teach him on numbers and letters.
- Print some words, and help him to write them; he has difficulty writing.
- Keep away from places that have annoying sounds, and lights are striking; so as not to get nervous and irritate.
- Not being forced to look at the speaker as he tries to speak; as a result he loses the ability to speak.