an introduction
Autism is a disease that is new to the world, or has been recently discovered. In the past, no one has ever heard of autism or knows anything about it. Autism causes dysfunction and a problem of nervous growth, And lack of contact with those around him.
Parents will notice that their child has his own world, and that it is not very different with children – not even adults – and the child cares about specific things – just – and does not raise his attention anything that was.
Parents begin to pay attention to the problem of their child after reaching the age of three years. At first they may think that the reason is the child’s small age or that he needs more time to learn and mature his mind more. But when parents see other children at their child’s age or even younger learn more skills Of their child and speak better, it will make them feel suspicious of the child’s actions and try to ascertain whether these behaviors are normal or cause a disease.
Parents should be more aware of all diseases affecting children at a young age so that they can deal with the child well and resort to treatment if necessary. One of the most important diseases that began to spread among children in the current era is autism. What is autism? And what are the symptoms and causes? How can the disease be treated?
- Autism: It is a disorder and disorder in the nervous development of the child and usually appears in the child before the age of three years, and the symptoms vary from child to child.
When the symptoms of autism appear at first, parents may not notice them very much because they are simple but with time the symptoms become more difficult and the child becomes more difficult to deal with. However, the sooner the parents discover the symptoms of autism, the better the child will be treated and the better. The child will have many difficulties in his life when he grows up and needs a lot of help from others when he wants to do anything. Autism affects male children. More than female children at a rate of three or four times.
One of the most common symptoms of autism among children that should be carefully observed is:
Symptoms of autism
- Difficulty speaking naturally and repeating the same words.
- The lack of social communication with others, the difficulty of understanding with the child and teaching him the right of wrong.
- Pay attention to specific things – just – and repeat them constantly and not pay attention to learning anything new.
- Persistent and continuous screaming for and without reason.
The symptoms of autism start at the age of six months and at the age of two or three years are very clear and distinguishable, at the age of six months will notice that the child does not care about those around him or smile to them, not pay attention when you call him or even manipulated him you will notice that he did not respond to you or For those around him.
There is no specific cause of autism but there are different causes of autism for children.
Causes of Autism
- Genetic disorder or any disorder that may cause autism.
- A family member with autism causes the transmission of the disease through inheritance.
- Problem in the formation of the brain and nervous system.
The main cause of autism is still not defined, and this raises a lot of doctors’ confusion about the disease.
There is no specific treatment for autism, but the patient can be helped to alleviate the complications of the disease in the future and help the patient to integrate into the world around him.
There are many ways to treat autism but its results vary from patient to patient.
Autism treatment methods
- Drug therapy focuses on treating the problem in the neurons and trying to control it and relax it.
- Teaching children in special schools for autistic patients to be dealt with in a special way that helps them communicate with others and respond to other children and integrate with the world around them and respond to all the visual and audio effects around them.
- To treat the child’s pronunciation problem and teach him how to speak correctly and to talk with others and to integrate with them.
- Alternative medicine, which some children and other children may respond to, may not respond to this treatment.
When observing the symptoms of autism on the child should not be complacent and go to the doctor immediately; to help the child in treatment and coexistence with this disease and reduce the symptoms of this disease as much as possible. There are some parents when they notice the lack of attention to their son and his indifference to anything around him, Of the child and that he hears around him and means not responding as a kind of play or intelligence.
But if that technique is repeated a lot, it raises concerns and doubts about whether the child is really autistic or not, especially when the child is male or if there are any injuries in the family or anyone suffering from neurological disorders, Autistic child.
Many children who develop autism and seek treatment at an early age often help them cope with the disease, respond to the effects around them better, and speak and speak better than other children who are late in treatment.
When a child with the family is autistic, parents should educate themselves well about how to deal with the child and make him better cope with the disease. The doctor should give advice to the patient so that they can help treat the disease.
Although the autistic child appears to be introverted and does not want to deal with anyone and likes to sit alone, when he feels his parents’ love for him and his interest in him will make him feel better and more optimistic and responsive to the treatment Of neglect and leave him on the pretext that he does not like to communicate with anyone.
Many parents fall into this error, and there are parents who can not bear the many cries of their son and the difficulty of dealing with him, neglected or rebuked him, but this method increases the situation of the child worse and make it more aggressive and hate for those around him may hurt him hurt himself or hurt others.
The love, love and understanding of the child is very important and necessary in helping him to live with the disease and make him able in the future to respond to others and rely on himself.
Conclusion
Parents must be aware of such a case and avoid the marital problems as much as possible as we know that the psychological is half the treatment and whenever the child’s psyche satisfied and happy it will be a positive factor in the treatment of the child and progress in treatment quickly also, but whenever the child’s psyche difficult and felt This may worsen the patient’s condition and make his treatment difficult. His condition may develop into worse over time and difficult to control in the future. This may make him an aggressive person or suffer from mental retardation.