How do I know that my child is autistic?

How do I know that my child is autistic?

Autism

Autism is one of the problems experienced by the individual and hinders the behavioral, linguistic and social development since early childhood. Most of the time, the symptoms of autism appear before the age of three years. Symptoms vary from one child to another. And then suddenly appear on the child, autism affects mainly the child’s connection with the environment, and acceptance of others around him, and the more diagnosed autism early, the better the better the situation.

Symptoms

  • Loss of communication and communication with the environment, and inability to communicate socially.
  • An autistic child is missing a number of social skills such as: he does not meet his guidance in his name, lacks visual communication with others, does not respond to sounds, lacks a sense of hearing, refuses to get close to others and involves himself, does not distinguish the feelings and feelings of others, , And does not like playing with other children, has his own world that others are not allowed to discover.
  • He also lacks language skills such as: He learns pronunciation at a later age, and can not pronounce all the words, letters and sentences, and the rhythms of his voice are somewhat strange. Sometimes his voice is very high, sometimes he is barely heard, does not speak, He repeats the words and repeats them without understanding their meaning. Some sentences may be misplaced, and their spelling is strange.
  • It does strange movements, such as: vibration, circling, strange movements in the hands, repeating some special habits, rejecting any change in its surroundings, no matter how small, moving permanently, Games, its sensitivity is too excessive for certain things, such as lighting and sounds touch, but at the same time lacks the sense of pain.
  • Autistic children suffer from many difficulties, especially difficulties encountered when mixing with others, does not show any reactions to things that ask him, and suffers from a slow pace of learning.

the reasons

  • Genetic defect inherited across generations.
  • The environmental factor, which may cause viral infection, or infection, affects a specific part of the brain, scientists believe is the so-called “Amygdala”, which contributes to the emergence of autism.
  • Sex, where studies have shown that the incidence of male autism, is three times the incidence of females.
  • The father’s age, the older the father, the greater the probability of autism.

the cure

There is no effective and definitive treatment for autism. The severity of autism is different in children and children. There are several forms of autism in children, including: behavioral therapy, pedagogy, pedagogy, pharmacotherapy, and a range of alternative treatments, A specific diet for the autistic child, in addition to innovative treatments by parents, with regard to dealing with the child autism, and alleviate the symptoms visible on it.