Thursday, 27 December 2012

Dealing With Embarrassing Situations As a Parent of a Child With Autism

Every once in a while parents are embarrassed by their child’s behavior or the factual remarks they make, such as pointing to a person next to you in line and claiming, “she’s fat!” Moments like this can be very uncomfortable but fortunately do not occur often, but the risk may be higher if you are a parent of a child with Autism.

All children eventually learn how to regulate their behavior and speech but children on the Autism spectrum tend to be slower at acquiring this skill. Children with autism experience the same world we live in but in a dramatically different way and they are limited in their ability to read social situations.

Most children with autism don’t even realize that their behaviors are socially unacceptable. Some of these behaviors may include:

1. inappropriate touching or invading another’s space,

2. handflapping, spinning or stimming

3. fascinations with particular objects,

4. extreme displays of affection or the exact opposite.

Some children respond aggressively when least expected and many have sensory issues that produce bizarre reactions to food textures, tastes, light, sound and smells.

Therefore, as a parent of a child on the Autism spectrum the possibility of having your child commit a social ‘faux pas’ in public is high. Unfortunately, until we are able create more awareness about Autism and minimize the judgmental reactions of others, parents will have to continue to deal with some embarrassing situations deemed ‘socially inappropriate’ by onlookers.

Eventually, you may develop a protective armor from the piercing looks of disgruntled strangers that just don’t understand but what can you do in the meantime?

Finding ways to minimize or prevent the number of embarrassing incidents you might have to endure is one option. Here are some strategies to consider that might help.

Remember, you are your child’s best teacher. Your child may be receiving therapies that work on building appropriate social skills but you are with your child 24/7. Don’t overlook potentially embarrassing actions and address them as they occur by telling and showing your child what to do instead, how to do it and when.

Appeal to the way your child’s brain works best. Most children on the Autism spectrum are very visual so use pictures, photos, lists or video modeling to communicate with your child. Some may respond better to auditory input, so make a recording for your child with step-by-step instructions for them to listen to. Others may need to be physically manipulated by taking their hand and demonstrating just how much pressure to apply to petting an animal or touching people.

Be persistent. Constant repetition and reinforcement will eventually work to instill more suitable behaviors in your child. It typically takes twenty-one repetitions of an action before a new behavior becomes a habit but a brain that is wired differently may take more time – so start early, practice often, practice some more and have patience.

Use distraction. Plan ahead when going out in public and bring a bag of tricks with you to divert your child’s attention when your gut begins sending you a warning that something potentially unacceptable might occur. Fill a backpack with stress relievers and favorite items that will quickly catch your child’s interest.

Give people information. If all else fails, be prepared with a short statement to say to others that will enlighten them. Some parents carry around cards that explain their child’s behavior and may even provide suggestions for being helpful or information about websites that educate people about Autism.

Ignore onlookers. It takes time to build up the confidence, courage and a secure sense-of-self necessary to disregard the gawkers and disapproving stares that you may encounter. Begin building your protective armor by forcing yourself to focus on your child who really needs you to respond appropriately in that moment. Try creating a mantra to recite in circumstances such as these that would reassure you and help you concentrate on what is most important – your child.

Most importantly, be kind to yourself. Remember that every child has the potential to call attention to themselves or fall apart and every parent has the capacity to handle it inappropriately at times so don’t be hard on yourself after an episode such as this. Tell yourself you did the best you could and use it as a learning experience to gain insight about what you might do differently the next time.

Discover Summer Fun--For Children With Autism

Spring seems to come and go and summer is the time when there should be fun for children with autism. What makes summer fun for children with autism?

Depending on where you live or the climate of your surroundings for the summer months, there can be many variations of fun for the summer with your child who has the disorder of autism.

If you live by many lakes, as I do in Minnesota, the summer fun is endless. Children, with autism can go canoeing,boating swimming, walking, going to the zoo, the library, bicycle riding, swimming and enjoying the many green lush parks that are filled with many picnic tables to enjoy your food with your child.

Each child, with autism, is unique and displays many unique interests and talents. You, as parent(s) or caregiver(s) must be interested in your child, so you will be able to discern what your child with autism, can do, for their capabilities.

For example, your child may not enjoy bicycle riding, but enjoy walking and looking at the flowers, or picking the flowers to take home. He or she may not enjoy swimming, but enjoy the visit to the zoo with all the variations of animals that are visible.

Another example is, summer fun for your child could be to enjoy an outdoor picnic, that requires very little stress, but is still able to enjoy the summer outdoors and nature.

An excellent point to remember is, your child may not like bright sun-light or the glare of the water that is on the lakes. So, take that into consideration if you plan to be where there is water and sun-light.

Summer fun for children with autism can be fun, by just having picture puzzles available, so your child can put them together on your porch or placing a table outdoors for your child to work on with the puzzles.

You could purchase a light weight large rubber ball and play catch with it, draw pictures of the trees and clouds, water, boats and flowers. Be creative, children love new challenges that are fun.

Summer fun for children with autism can be simple. Listening to music and relaxing with their parent(s), family, caregiver(s) outdoors or indoors can be very enjoyable.

Whatever is planned for to have summer fun, with your child that has autism, you and your family, should be prepared to be creative with new innovations, ideas for planning.

Encourage your child to take part in the planning. Give your child choices. For example, your child may not like or enjoy swimming, but there could be the possibility of swimming lessons available, which could encourage your child to participate and develop new skills. In addition, your child, may not enjoy the zoo, but enjoy boat riding or walking through a flower garden with many vibrant colors.

Let your child know that the discovery of summer fun is enhanced with the interests and development of trying new things and challenges that are geared to your child and the family.

The summer fun is surrounded with the interests for your child, the age, the climate and what your child is capable of doing. Never push or force your child to do something that will create great frustration and anxiety. Encourage your child and love your child.

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Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Autism intervention help with dyslexia Dyslexia help dyslexia teaching reading and writing

Imagine if you will, a pipeline spanning the field of education from reception/kindergarten, right through year twelve.This pipeline is long and broad, and all students are freshly siphoned into the pipeline at the onset of their academic career.Certainly there are a few branches for those who are gifted or those with a propensity for math, science, or one particular subject, but ultimately, the pipeline successfully ends in the same place for all students and they enter the adult world educated and erudite.

Well, in theory anyway.But what happens to those students who deviate from this pipeline?What about the ones who enter the world predisposed to slide down a divergent path and are flushed from the system, either in the middle or at the end, without the requisite skills we expect from everyone else?Why is it that one fact remains constant in education: students with learning differences stray from the path early in their education, and most find it exceptionally difficult to return.

Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes is a recognised leader in the remediation of learning difficulties ranging from Dyslexia to Hyperlexia, as well as Autism Spectrum Disorders.Students at Lindamood-Bell centres and school projects receive intensive sensory-cognitive treatment in either a one-to-one, or group environment. The therapy is designed to stimulate, then stabilise the processing systems in the brain that underlie solid reading and language comprehension and expression, so that they may find their way back to the pipeline.

One of the major obstacles to a successful education is the inability to read and spell fluently.There exists reams of research on the topic of dyslexia, and experts are now generally in agreement that the most useful methods of reading instruction are those that stimulate the brain to automatically recognise the number, the order, and the identity of sounds within words.This is known as Phonemic Awareness, and is the foundational skill that allows a child to understand, and then consciously implement phonics.However, new data indicates that this is only part of the picture.Research conducted by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes points to another, perhaps more important piece of the puzzle.The brain must not only auditorily perceive, but also visually represent, sounds, letters, and words.This is known as Symbol Imagery (SI) and it appears to be a major factor in the creation of both independent reading fluency, as well as orthographic spelling.

The Seeing Stars programme by Nanci Bell directly stimulates the underlying processes of both phonemic awareness and symbol imagery.Students are first gauged on their ability to visually represent consonant and vowel sounds.Although we certainly do need to auditorily perceive the sound for the letter -B’ we do not track words on the page with “grunts and groans.”Rather, our symbol imagery takes that sound information and turns it into a visual representation in our mind.We must be able to picture the letter “B’ in order to be able to consistently recognise and use it on the page. Similarly, this process extends to the development of a sight-word vocabulary, and also the base for proper orthographic spelling.Words must be pictured and deposited into a visualised “index” so we are not forced to decode or guess at every step.Ultimately, the goal is to build the student’s auditory and visual processing systems to the level of independence so that they may show strong fluency on the page.Once these underlying sensory-cognitive functions are stimulated, the child experiences success at every level, and re-enters the pipeline with renewed confidence and vigor.

Of course, there are countless numbers of well documented cases of the student that can read well, sometimes far above their age level, but does not understand the language on the page.They will also typically exhibit difficulties in comprehending and using spoken language. This can be a devastating problem, as it affects not only the tasks they are being asked to accomplish in school, but also situations in their general life.These are the students who may be labeled Attention-Deficit, Hyperlexic, or perhaps may even be on the Autistic spectrum.Yet, their true underlying weakness is based on an inability to properly dual-code language. Allan Paivio, author of the Dual Coding Theory (DCT) and a cognitive psychologist, stated, “Cognition is proportional to the extent that mental representations (imagery) and language are integrated.”Research from the 1970s and into the 1990s has validated Dr. Paivio’s work as a viable model of human cognition and its practical, as well as theoretical, application to the comprehension of language (Bell, 1991). Dr. Paivio believes that in order to think and understand, humans must be able to simultaneously generate imagery and corresponding language to describe that imagery.

Nanci Bell’s Visualizing and Verbalizing programme (V/V), has been described by Dr. Paivio as “Dual Coding Theory in practise.”The goal of V/V is to develop the sensory-cognitive function of concept imagery-the brain’s ability to form an imaged gestalt from language-in order to improve and stabilise reading and language comprehension, as well as verbal and written expression.Other difficulties directly affected by the development of concise concept imagery include such higher order thinking skills as main idea, conclusion, inference, prediction, and evaluation.These critical thinking skills are applied to following directions and problem solving tasks, as well as general language comprehension and expression. The student can then perform cognitive tasks previously unable to be performed in relation to language and literacy development, as they are now able to visualise and comprehend the gestalt (the whole) of language, rather than the parts.

Students who stray from the pipeline should never be viewed as lost causes.Their difficulties can, and should be remediated.The paradigm of reading instruction (see inset) is a simple concept to understand, but unfortunately, it is not applied often enough.Student success in reading and language comprehension is reliant upon the complete integration of the entire sensory-cognitive processing system, not just one piece.Those parts that are not functioning properly can be directly stimulated to the level of independence.

More Information:

http://www.lindamoodbell.com/

http://inforequest.lblp.com/

What Is Autism Disorder Spectrum

You may be wondering if there is a difference between the terms -autism- and -autism spectrum disorder-. Well, the term -autism- describes any one of the 5 different types of pervasive developmental disorders. These pervasive developmental disorders make up the autism disorder spectrum.

There are conflicting theories about how the five disorders relate to one another. While some researchers believe that they are all separate disorders with similar symptoms, others promote the theory that autism is really a spectrum. According to this theory, at one end of the autism disorder spectrum, there are the mild cases. At the other end, cases can be so severe such that the person inflicted cannot cope with functioning and living independently.

Autism is a chronic brain disorder that manifests in developmental difficulties in the areas of social interaction, verbal skills and communication. It is usually detected after the child turns three. However, in certain cases, it may also be detected when your child is one.

If your child is autistic, he is likely to have repetitive and narrow interests. He will not be willing to try new things or food, preferring to always stick to the same ones that he is used to. Also, he finds it hard to cope with changes in schedules and environment. He can react violently when any change should occur or if there is a disruption to his normal schedule of activities.

There are also conflicting views about what causes autism. Some scientists and researchers believe that it is a genetic abnormality. Yet others think that it is caused by an injury to the brain or exposure to an environmental toxin. The latter view is supported by the fact that in some population areas, autism is at higher rates of incidence than it is elsewhere.

You may start observing some odd developmental problems of your child between the ages of 12 and 36 months old. It may be that your child is not hitting some milestones with underdeveloped or delay in speech and communication skills. You may also begin to notice that he tends to keep himself or if he has little awareness of social cues. However, if your child only has mild autism, you may not be able to detect that anything is wrong until he goes to school. In some cases, your child may go undiagnosed until he is older when social and communication skills are required.

If you have an autistic child, you may fear that his disorder may become worse over the years. However, there is no cause for concern apparently. Research shows that autism is non-progressive, meaning that it does not get worse in time.

Here is a breakdown of what makes up the autism disorder spectrum or otherwise known as the 5 pervasive developmental disorders:

1. Autism. Symptoms can be recognized before a child turns 3 years old. However, they may be more obvious much later than this. If your child is diagnosed with autism he will have difficulty making or maintaining eye contact, have impaired social functioning, can be overwhelmingly absorbed with himself and would seem like a loner.

2. Asperger Syndrome. Asperger Syndrome is similar to autism in that it tends to show up before your child turns 3 years old. However, your child will be able to function at a higher level than an autistic child. He can still have problems with social functioning, communication and speech. He will also have narrowly defined interests. But with some therapy and help, most asperger children are able to live independently when they get older.

3. Rex syndrome. Doctors cannot agree whether Rex syndrome is a type of autism or not. This syndrome almost exclusively afflicts girls. Usually your child will develop normally for 6 to 18 months and then all of a sudden, show a remarkable loss of skills in such areas as speech and lose the ability to control her hands and her feet. This syndrome can be tested for with an 80% accuracy rate.

4. Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD). CDD takes place a little later. It happens after your child turns 2 to 4 years showing a marked degeneration in social, physical, mental and verbal skills. The long period of normal development below the age of 2 is the distinguishing factor between autism and CDD.

5. Pervasive developmental disorder. This disorder applies if your child is not within any of the above other 4 mentioned categories. He is diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder if he is found to have impairments in social interaction, stereotyped behavior and communication but with symptoms not otherwise defined.

My son, autism and Elvis

My son, autism and the king

If you tried to envision the world an autistic child lives in you would probabaly think that it is a dark and mysterious place because we don’t understand it unless we too escaped into our safe little place too when we were young kids. For most autistic children there is a time when they withdraw from their parents, their family and their friends to escape into a world that is safe to them and not so dark or mysterious. To them it is their safe place where they find comfort, quiet, peace and an escape from the imposing social cues that the outside world creates for us to integrate in our chaotic lives. That is the main difficulty that autistic children have to live with is the inability to have meaningful social interaction. It takes a great deal of time, patience and dedication of so many people to open up an autistic child’s world and help them connect to the world we know and live in every day.

As the father of an autistic child I try to understand what my son goes through when he is having difficulties and I try to be very sympathetic and allow him to try to express what is happening. I have seen my son at his best when everything is going well for him and I have seen him at his lowest point when he is so frustrated he loses his composure and has a “melt down” where he is completely out of control. Fortunately these meltdowns don’t happen everyday because they are very difficult to see and deal with and for my son it is a very real crisis happening in that moment in time that causes him to react with such pain and anger.

I have learned that music helps calm my son and allows him to thrive and find peace and comfort and it is one of our most effective means in helping him get through a difficult time. As a follower of music and one who sincerely appreciates it’s power and beauty I have managed to introduce my son to music artists I grew up listening to as a kid and am delighted to see how much my son loves and appreciates the music and the artists I’ve grown to know and love.

One artist that has had a profound impact on both my life and my son’s is Elvis Presley and I have recollections of my son listening to Elvis as a small boy as he developed an interest in his music on Rhapsody when he was just a little boy creating play lists. He created several Elvis Presley play lists that enabled me to work late into the night on occasion listening to them. I also remember playing his music at night when my son was just a baby in the crib and he seemed to sleep peacefully to his lullabies. He seemed to take to Elvis’s music right from the very beginning. I was quite delighted to see how much he enjoyed listening to it and how it has influenced him. He even sings Elvis songs when my wife has a Karaoke party and he usually wows our family, friends and guests when he sings on cue.

I remember listening to Elvis because my mother was a big fan and she just loved his way and his singing. She was always listening to his music and because of her I became a fan of his music too and so have my wife and son. My most favorite Elvis song would have to be In the Ghetto as it is such a touching and powerful song and one that brings tears to my eyes. Elvis always delivered his music with such emotion and beauty. Two other favorite songs of mine would have to be Suspicious minds and Jailhouse rock.

I was inspired to write this entry when my son created a list of his most favorite Elvis Presley songs and I am indicating his first 5 most favorite songs on the list as follows:

1) Teddy bear

2) Suspicious minds

3) Jailhouse rock

4) A little less conversation

5) All shook up

I was quite impressed with my son’s choices and I know he puts a lot of time into his lists and this is a tribute to Elvis for the beautiful music he left us, to my mom who I miss and love very much and cherish for she exposed me to such wonderful music from Elvis Presley that are precious memories, to my dad who also was a fan of the king and his favorite song was his version of Amazing Grace and to my son who inspires me every day and makes me so proud and gives me such wonderful ideas and gives me the opportunity to share Elvis’s music with all of you.

My son has autism but that does not limit him in any way and he is a very gifted and intelligent boy who has great ideas and visions and is very creative and I encourage him to further his creativity through his interest in music and I will complile his lists and use them in my writing to show the world how much my son inspires me and shows me how truly special he is.

Edward D. Iannielli III

Dealing With Embarrassing Situations As a Parent of a Child With Autism

Every once in a while parents are embarrassed by their child’s behavior or the factual remarks they make, such as pointing to a person next to you in line and claiming, “she’s fat!” Moments like this can be very uncomfortable but fortunately do not occur often, but the risk may be higher if you are a parent of a child with Autism.

All children eventually learn how to regulate their behavior and speech but children on the Autism spectrum tend to be slower at acquiring this skill. Children with autism experience the same world we live in but in a dramatically different way and they are limited in their ability to read social situations.

Most children with autism don’t even realize that their behaviors are socially unacceptable. Some of these behaviors may include:

1. inappropriate touching or invading another’s space,

2. handflapping, spinning or stimming

3. fascinations with particular objects,

4. extreme displays of affection or the exact opposite.

Some children respond aggressively when least expected and many have sensory issues that produce bizarre reactions to food textures, tastes, light, sound and smells.

Therefore, as a parent of a child on the Autism spectrum the possibility of having your child commit a social ‘faux pas’ in public is high. Unfortunately, until we are able create more awareness about Autism and minimize the judgmental reactions of others, parents will have to continue to deal with some embarrassing situations deemed ‘socially inappropriate’ by onlookers.

Eventually, you may develop a protective armor from the piercing looks of disgruntled strangers that just don’t understand but what can you do in the meantime?

Finding ways to minimize or prevent the number of embarrassing incidents you might have to endure is one option. Here are some strategies to consider that might help.

Remember, you are your child’s best teacher. Your child may be receiving therapies that work on building appropriate social skills but you are with your child 24/7. Don’t overlook potentially embarrassing actions and address them as they occur by telling and showing your child what to do instead, how to do it and when.

Appeal to the way your child’s brain works best. Most children on the Autism spectrum are very visual so use pictures, photos, lists or video modeling to communicate with your child. Some may respond better to auditory input, so make a recording for your child with step-by-step instructions for them to listen to. Others may need to be physically manipulated by taking their hand and demonstrating just how much pressure to apply to petting an animal or touching people.

Be persistent. Constant repetition and reinforcement will eventually work to instill more suitable behaviors in your child. It typically takes twenty-one repetitions of an action before a new behavior becomes a habit but a brain that is wired differently may take more time – so start early, practice often, practice some more and have patience.

Use distraction. Plan ahead when going out in public and bring a bag of tricks with you to divert your child’s attention when your gut begins sending you a warning that something potentially unacceptable might occur. Fill a backpack with stress relievers and favorite items that will quickly catch your child’s interest.

Give people information. If all else fails, be prepared with a short statement to say to others that will enlighten them. Some parents carry around cards that explain their child’s behavior and may even provide suggestions for being helpful or information about websites that educate people about Autism.

Ignore onlookers. It takes time to build up the confidence, courage and a secure sense-of-self necessary to disregard the gawkers and disapproving stares that you may encounter. Begin building your protective armor by forcing yourself to focus on your child who really needs you to respond appropriately in that moment. Try creating a mantra to recite in circumstances such as these that would reassure you and help you concentrate on what is most important – your child.

Most importantly, be kind to yourself. Remember that every child has the potential to call attention to themselves or fall apart and every parent has the capacity to handle it inappropriately at times so don’t be hard on yourself after an episode such as this. Tell yourself you did the best you could and use it as a learning experience to gain insight about what you might do differently the next time.

Autism and the school of hard disk

Some children with autism has hit the college open public and only high quality with little modification to. Political legal students concerning children with the misery. Here are a few details you need are only on autism and the College to collect.

The poverty Act: persons entitled to problems was signed, to ensure that all children a public training and appropriate free of charge that must be passed to them. The law requires special training service, as long as this should remove the people needs of children. Autism has accepted this request.

A free and appropriate education: he is training equivalent to the child of unusual conditions. It is the understanding of the development.

Learning of less restrictive atmosphere: suggesting that fasting may be marketed in an educational implementation by the smallest well socialize, not a disability that are tailored to their specific needs. The college can what it can, your autistic child in the cut them into regular classrooms.

To determine who should be above all the results of your child at school, the child should be. In this way, the analysis can be requested by the College or the parent company. If you are in a letter to the College to study a jota, the child is taken into account. They need a residence to register for the paper to check the permissions on the analysis, instead. By determining your little could learning with mental health problems and behaviors should be examined. Shortly after the end of the College assessment would have met, you can talk about their results and get to quickly improve your.

IEP: an IEP is used after exclusive educational services that is a child. The organizing team to assess the infant can form part of the staff that produces the IEP. The mothers and fathers also need advice are included in the at the IEP. An IEP will be able to explain that young grapes have received adequate training. You can also use the list of solutions that meet the child at the controls of the IEP. The IEP can be displayed at any time, if the child services does not work. An example of some services can be integrated, an IEP in nice job time, tests out loud on the outside for the toddler, or is very long for the child support was added. Each IEP can be unique for each child. PEI is determined on the basis of each year, except the mother and the father to call ahead. The mother and the father has the right of each IEP meeting.

You are a funder of the ideal as your child once on the College network. Some academies should you try race. You must do everything to prevent young people with distinct solutions to the school. To participate, you must be the only one for your little ones. You can use your voice. If you do not feel comfortable to do so with the school on your own students professionals of the law and the Organizer is to improve.

What Causes Autism in Babies

Autism is amongst the common developmental disorders in children. Recently, there has been a lot of awareness amongst parents regarding autism. As a result, this disorder can now be detected at quite an early age, sometimes even as early as 6 months. Early detection of autism in babies offers a wide range of treatment options. Besides, success rate for treatments is also very high, when detected at an early age. In this article, we are going to understand various characteristics of autism and also find out what causes autism in babies.

What Causes Autism in Babies

Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder which is a result of faulty wiring in brain. A part of brain which deals with emotional and social development is wired differently in people suffering from autism. In children, autism is very difficult to detect until the age of 3. However, vigilant parents may spot the symptoms of autism in babies at a young age of 3 to 6 months. Detailed autism symptoms checklist for babies is given later in this article. Many people sometimes mistake autism with mental retardation. Although, most children with autism have a normal IQ, some autistic children may be mentally retarded as well.

What causes autism in children is yet unknown to medical science. However, genetic predisposition and environmental factors are believed to be prime causes of autism. Autism is known to run in families. Besides, boys are four times more likely to inherit the disorder than girls. Autism is not a work of a single gene, but 5 to 20 genes are collectively said to be responsible for the development of autism. Sometimes, autism is triggered by an environmental factor. This may include air pollution or lead or mercury deposition in the body. Sometimes, a harmful substance ingested by mother during pregnancy may also cause autism in babies. Incidentally, older parents are more likely to give birth to autistic children. Autism may be present at birth or it may develop later, due to a trigger.

Symptoms of Autism in Babies

Autistic babies may not seem any different from normal babies at a first glance. However, those who have parenting experience may quickly detect abnormal behavior. Although, it is true that all babies have their own developmental pace, some symptoms are just too difficult to miss. Some peculiar autism symptoms in infants and babies at the age of 6 months to 2 years are:

Autistic babies do not smile when smiled at.

They do not make an eye contact, which is a common development by 6 months of age.

They do not respond to their names or familiar sounds in spite of having a normal hearing.

They do not babble by the age of 1 year. In fact, they do not produce much of sound.

They seem least interested in people and surroundings and often concentrate on a single thing for a very long time.

They do not cry for help or make basic demands.

They show no feelings when talked at or cuddled.

They do not reciprocate adult facial expressions and make no hand gestures. Oftentimes, a child shows normal development until the age of 1 or 2 years and then suddenly loses all his social and emotional skills. He may also lose his ability to communicate. This is called regression. Sometimes, doctors may underestimate the signs of autism in infants and treat them as normal developmental issues. In that case, parents should not hesitate to seek a second opinion. Any delay in this matter can deteriorate your child’s chances of complete recovery.

Autism treatment can definitely rewire the brain of such children and reverse the effects of autism. Although it cannot be completely cured, the symptoms can be kept under control so that the child leads a near normal life. Hope this article on what causes autism in babies was resourceful.

Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy and Autism Services

This is the company lense for Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond. We specialize in nationwide pediatric therapy and behavior management services for children ages 5 and under. Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond uses a family focused approach in providing early intervention speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, ABA/autism therapy and psychological counseling in the greater Los Angeles area, Chicagoland, Connecticut, Northern Virginia / Maryland / DC, the New York Metro Area and continue to expand. We strive to serve our patients and their families by providing services and evaluations support in their predominant language, at both the home and community settings. This lense will feature article from therapists, workshops we are holding and opinions posts on the industry as a whole.

Bilinguals Inc. Is Spreading Holiday Cheer

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy and Autism Services will be spreading holiday cheer this year throughout all their New York branches. Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond understands how important the holidays are to the families and children we serve. In order to show our support for families that may be less fortunate we have partnered with other organizations to spread holiday cheer to the families we service on a daily basis. The New York City office and Hudson Valley office locations have partnered with Toys for Tots. This is a nationwide charitable organization our agency has partnered with in past who collects new toys to distribute to the needy children in the communities we serve during the holidays. The New York City office will be hosting a toy collection event named Winter Wonderland. The Hudson Valley branch will be used as a drop off center for any individuals that have unopened toys to donate.

The Long Island Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond office plans to make donations to the local Head Start programs and for some of the families they directly service. The Melville, Long Island office encourages donations of new pajamas (all sizes and genders /Infant-Adult), toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.), gently used coats (All sizes and genders) , gently used sweaters and clothing (All sizes and genders), gently used blankets (All sizes and genders), gently used toys, books and games for all ages and genders, non perishable food items including formula and baby food and all size diapers. The team has begun collecting items and will look to distribute them to the families the week of December 19th, 2011.

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond provides pediatric therapy and autism services to special needs families throughout the state of New York. They understand the obligation they have to give to families that are less fortunate to brighten up their holiday season. They are proud to donate to families in need and know that these efforts throughout the state will directly benefit the children we provide early intervention health care services to. Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond encourages other organizations to also find ways to help other families in their communities this holiday season. For more information on any of these charitable holiday events please feel free to contact the agency here.

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Hosting New Clinical Workshops

New and exciting workshops are being offered by Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond. They have added many new workshops in our New York City, Long Island and Westchester locations including a NYC CEU workshop “Speech Evaluations”, a Long Island workshop “Round Table Discussion” and our popular Intro to ABA course in our White Plains, NY office. The Illinois branch will also be holding at least one new workshop a month for parents and therapists to attend and our greater Los Angeles, CA office is on their way to starting workshops as well. All of these rewarding workshops have been added to their workshops web page on http://www.achievebeyondusa.com. The workshops are listed for each location with full descriptions, fliers, C.E.U availability and registration links as well. All of the branch specific workshop pages will be updated often, so please keep checking back for further updates on workshops offered in each of our offices nationwide including New York City, Long Island, Illinois, Virginia, California and Connecticut.

Here are some new workshops for you to register for today:

White Plains, NY Office:

DAYC- December 7th, 2011

This workshop in the Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Hudson Valley Office prepares special educators on how to administer and score the DAYC; interpret results; make recommendations based on percentages of delay; and how to record the results into a progress report.

Register Today Here

http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278&Itemid=158

New York City Office:

Managing Small Problems Before They Become Big Ones – Dec. 8th 2011

This workshop will outline some basic behavior management strategies to use in a classroom or home setting. Participants will review the functions behind problem behavior. General strategies that can be used to prevent problem behavior from occurring and to increase productivity during teaching will be discussed.

Register For This Workshop Online Today: http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=357&Itemid=200

Feeding Workshop Parts 1 & 2 – December 5th and 12th, 2011

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond is offering a two part feeding workshop to help you continue to grow as clinicians. This workshop will help address your questions regarding specific feeding cases. Therefore we hope that you will make use of this opportunity and attend these workshops. Please note that you must register for both parts of the workshop.

Our speech supervisor Sonu Sanghoee, MS, CCC-SLP who has extensive experience working with infants and children will be conducting these workshops.

For More Information on this workshop and to register online visit here: http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=151

Intro to ABA / 4 in 1 – February 21,22, 23rd, 2012

This is a three day training that provides a brief introduction to a variety of topics related to the methodology of Applied Behavior Analysis. Topics include information specific to ASD as indicated in the DSM IV, the history of ABA, data collection, curriculum

development, functional analysis and techniques. In addition, the 4 in 1 training provides the combination of our Data Collection,

Table Time, Manding, and Video Observation workshops. Completing this workshop will fulfill the mandatory training requirement

for new ABA providers signing on with Achieve Beyond/Bilinguals Inc.

See more and register online at this link: http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=359&Itemid=202

Melville, Long Island Workshops:

Behavior Management – December 8th, 2011

This workshop will outline some basic behavior management strategies to use in a classroom or home setting.

It will review the reason behaviors occur (functions of behavior) and strategies to identify those functions of behavior.

For More Information on this Long Island workshop and to register online visit here:

http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=334&Itemid=183

Working Collaboratively With Culturally Diverse Families – December 13th, 2011

This workshop will give you the tools to work with culturally as well as linguistically diverse families. You will learn to be a Culturally

Responsive Provider with an emphasis on creating a family partnership regardless of language barriers and cultural differences.

For More Information on this Long Island workshop and to register online visit here:

http://www.bilingualsinc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342&Itemid=195

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond is Exhibiting at the ASHA Conference

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy and Autism Services will once again be in attendance at the 2011 ASHA Convention in San Diego, California on November 17th – 19th 2011. This national convention is the premier annual professional education event for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Bringing together more than 12,000 attendees, the convention provides unparalleled opportunities to hear the latest evidence-based research and gain new skills and resources to advance your career. Come and visit our national early intervention heath care company at booth 401. We will have food, giveaways and great staff to speak with about future career opportunities. We look forward to networking with clinical professionals from far and wide at the conference. For more information on this conference please visit www.asha.org

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Hosting A Community Resource Fair in New York

The pediatric therapy and autism services company, Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond, is hosting a Resource Fair for service coordinators, parents and other pediatric professionals in their Melville, Long Island office on October 20th, 2011 from 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm. This resource fair will feature several presentations, an autism panel discussion and many local community resources that will be available to speak to as well.

This resource fair will feature representatives from the Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation, Butterfly Mission, Dynovox, Parent to Parent, SCPD- Department for Children with Special Needs and more. The presentations for the day will come from the Family Advocate from the Children’s Community Head Start and from an OPWDD Representative. The Autism Panel Discussion will feature an Evaluator, BCBA, Speech Language Pathologist and more to host an informative panel you will want to sit in on. The discussions and presentations must be RSVP’d to here. There will also be a child play room during the presentations for parents that wish to attend.

This is a resource fair you will not want to miss if you are in the Nassau or Suffolk County NY area. For more information please refer to the flyer below or contact Grisel Aleman here or by calling 631-385-7780 ext. 610. We hope to will join us for this exciting resource fair that will introduce you to excellent resources right in the communities you live in. You can also view more at http://www.bilingualsinc.com

Achieve Beyond Metro DC Branch Featured in Washington Parent Magazine

The pediatric therapy and autism services company, Achieve Beyond, will be featured in the annual Washington Parent Source Book publication that is being printed in January of 2012.

This source book lists many valuable resources for families including special needs therapy service providers for physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy. This magazine is distributed in many family friendly establishments including libraries, children’s museums, pediatrician offices and more.

Achieve Beyond is excited to once again be a part of this great source book and plans on being listed in future issues. If you are a special needs parent or know someone who has a child that needs early intervention health care in NY,CA,IL,CT,MD,VA,TX or NJ please feel free to contact Achieve Beyond at or visit our website http://www.achievebeyondusa.com Achieve Beyond wants to help as many children with special needs as possible and being in this Washington Parent Source book puts them in front of the parents that may needs their services the most.

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Speaking at Autism Conference

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond employees will be speaking at the Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence Based Practice Conference held at Hofstra University on Friday ,October 28th 2011. This autism conference is recommended for educators, psychologists, specialty area teachers, administrators, parents and anyone who has interest in the treatment of an Autism Spectrum Disorder.The conference will focus on educating students with autism spectrum disorders in general and special education settings and will provide current information on a variety of the research based strategies to facilitate best outcomes for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The conference will feature presentations on autism including topics such as but not limited to Evidence-Based Practices for Individuals with ASD, Assessing Reading and Individualizing Curriculum for Children with ASD and the Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond presentation on The ABLLS-R: From Assessment to Intervention. This presentation will be put on by the company’s own Anya K. Silver, M.A, BCBA and Anika Costa, M.S Ed., BCBA. They are both clinical supervisors for the early intervention healthcare company and have about 35 years of experience serving children with autism. Their presentation will explain B.F Skinner’s behavioral analysis language of the ABLLS-R. At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to administer the ABLLS-R, analyze the results of the ABLLS-R and use the results to develop long and short term objectives. To obtain tickets to this autism conference please click here. For more information on Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond’s Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program please email here

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Evidence Based Practice Conference

Date: Friday, October 28th, 2011

Time: 8 a.m – 3 p.m.

Location: Hofstra University

Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus

Support Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond in the Walk For Autism Help Aid Autism Awareness By Supporting our Early Intervention Company

We at Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond pride ourselves in being able to provide pediatric therapy and autism services across all 5 boroughs of New York CIty, Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland Counties. To show our support for the children we serve on a daily basis, we participated in the White Plains, New York City and Connecticut Walks For Autism sponsored by Autism Speaks on June 5th, 2011.

The walk for autism was a fun-filled, family friendly event and is one of the most powerful forces to fund vital research that will lead to the answers so desperately needed. Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond had resource booths at both events along with free giveaways and insta-snow activities for the children. Our organization raised over $3,500 dollars for the cause and were able to network with families in need of autism services as well. To view pictures from all three walks please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/achievebeyondusa. Join our Long Island teams and/or to donate to them by clicking on the link below. We would greatly appreciate the support.

Bilinguals Inc. Long Island Team

Bilinguals Inc. / Achieve Beyond Long Island Walk For Autism

Location: Jones Beach State Park, Field 5, Wantagh, NY Date: Sunday October 2nd 2011 at 9 am

Join Our Long Island Team Today http://www.bilingualsinc.com

Achieve Beyond Partners with CaringBridge.org The pediatric therapy company aligns with the patient social media site

Achieve Beyond today announced its support of CaringBridge, a charitable nonprofit organization providing free websites that connect families and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery. A CaringBridge website gives patients and caregivers a place to provide health updates, post photos and receive messages of hope and encouragement in a guestbook.

Achieve Beyond was established in 1995 and provides pediatric therapy, educational and behavior management services to children in families across the country including New York, California, Illinois, Virginia and Connecticut.

“Supporting CaringBridge seemed like a natural partnership based on our company’s family centered approach used when conducting our services,” said Jonathan Drewes, Marketing Coordinator of Achieve Beyond. “We strive to provide the best resources and information for patients and their families, and CaringBridge fits perfectly with that mission.”

Founded in 1997, more than 160,000 websites have been created through CaringBridge which generate over half-a-million visits each day. The CaringBridge community includes authors, visitors and donors in all 50 states and more than 225 countries and territories.

“Patients and their families greatly benefit from the ease of communication that CaringBridge provides,” said Sona Mehring, founder and executive director, CaringBridge. “Instead of spending time making phone calls and sending e-mails to keep everyone updated, their energy can be focused on caring for the patient.”

For more information, please visit www.CaringBridge.org or www.achievebeyondusa.com

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Asperger's vs Autism

There has been a lot of debate about the nature of Asperger’s syndrome and where it fits within the Autism spectrum. The one thing that is known for sure is that Asperger’s IS a type of autism, but without many of the debilitating symptoms. There are many differences between what most people think of when they imagine an autistic child and one that suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. Let’s take a look at some of the basic differences.

1.A child who is typically autistic will show severe lapses in the development of language. A high percentage of autistic children may never develop language skills at all. With a child or an adolescent who has Asperger’s syndrome, language skills are usually not affected at all and in fact can be above average. A child with Asperger’s syndrome can show impaired social development that may lead to a lack of language usage, but the actual development of the language itself is on par with other children of the same age.

2.A second way to differentiate Asperger’s disease from classic autism is the cognitive abilities of Asperger’s children. Most kids that have Asperger’s show normal or even above average cognitive ability in classroom settings and on I.Q. tests. This extends into the later years of development too. However, children with classic autism show cognitive impairments that usually do not improve with age.

3.A third and major difference between kids with autism and Asperger’s is the way the two interact socially. In most cases, although there are variances since each child with autism and each child with Asperger’s reacts differently, a child who is autistic can sometimes come across as being cocky or not really caring about children around them. However children with Asperger’s syndrome in most cases want to be social but are just very, very awkward. They tend to be too formal in social situations, and they are thought to not show empathy to other children. They may also appear to have no knowledge of social rules and proper mannerisms. They can also show almost complete lack of eye contact, which many regard as a lack of interest in being social, but it is more out of awkwardness than a lack of wanting to be social.

4.A final way that you can tell if a child has Asperger’s syndrome and not traditional autism is the way an Asperger’s syndrome child becomes obsessed with things. The subject of the obsession can range something like sports statistics to obscure things like names of Russian czars or any other bizarre thing you can think of. This obsessive behavior also has an impact on the child’s socialization. They tend to only want to talk about whatever their current obsession is with other people, including kids their own age. This can add to the awkward social interaction that is common for those with Asperger’s syndrome.

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When talking about Asperger’s vs Autism, children with Asperger’s are sometimes referred to as having ‘high functioning autism’. This is a subjective term and has no medical definition. However it is often used to refer to children with typical Asperger’s symptoms or mild autism symptoms.

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Autism Treatment Essential fatty acid deficiency and Autism

Children who are on the Autism spectrum are commonly prescribed some thing called essential fatty acids. And whether you are talking about cod liver oil or general fish oil, essential fatty acids are helpful at replenishing some of the depleted fatty acids and have become a critical therapy in the treatment of Autism. And one sign that essential fatty acids may be necessary from an examination standpoint is thick, hard ear wax.

So a child with hard, thick ear wax may be a child who is suffering from a deficiency in their essential fatty acids. The ideal approach would be to obtain an essential fatty acid test to determine which essential fatty acid needs to be supplemented due to deficiency. Through testing we could determine whether the primary deficiency lies in the omega 6 oils, or maybe in the EPA or the DHA. And without thoroughly assessing the essential fatty acid levels, you dont know for certain which is most deficient. You can obtain essential fatty acid assessments through Great Plains Labs as well as other labs. Adequate assessment is a critical piece in determining just what deficiency is at play. Because although we may have an idea of what needs to be supplemented, that may not be the correct thing until we do testing. But, it is very probable that your child is suffering from an essential fatty acid deficiency if your doctor, or your childs pediatrician has examined your child and notes that he/she has very thick, hard ear wax.

But a fish oil supplement with both EPA and DHA is an easy way to go if you want to introduce some essential fatty acids into your child. Essential fatty acids can be very useful to replenish. Supplementing your child with cod liver oil can be both easy to do and have great benefit to their health. The benefits that we see in individuals with Autism from cod liver oil come for the essential fatty acids but also from the natural vitamin A that it has as well. On average, a dose of 1 to 2 teaspoons a day can be very helpful. Supplementing with cod liver oil has also been shown to help children with visual stimming issues. Once they receive a cod liver oil supplement, often times they dont side glance as often and their visual stilling is reduced. So if a physical exam shows very thick, hard ear wax, that can be indicative of an essential fatty acid deficiency. And so supplementation with an essential fatty acid product would be indicated in most cases.

Don’t let ANYONE tell you there is nothing you can do to help your child. Autism really is treatable! Start your child down the road to recovery from autism. Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving, or even even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For lots more free biomedical autism intervention information and videos from Dr. Woeller go to www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com.

Dr. Kurt Woeller is an biomedical autism Intervention specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Get the information you need at his free blog above, interact with him directly at his membership website at www.AutismActionPlan.com.

Jenny McCarthy is an Autism Advocate, Author, Model and Mother

I was saddened to hear that funny couple Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey have split up. The couple seemed like an ideal, and almost perfect match. If there is such a thing. Then again, it’s easy to think that from afar, judging by their funny on TV personalities. They are both funny, have bright personalities, both seem to care about people and making a difference, both have children, and ex-spouses. After five years of dating they parted ways on good terms.

Soon after Carrey took to Twitter, where he showed his distress at Elin Nordegren, claiming that Woods must have known her husband was having multi-affairs. The man has a point, but still it was odd of him to strike out at Elin, rather than Tiger. You can’t help but like the funny man, even when he is being serious.

Just days after announcing their split, McCarthy also revealed that she would be closing the school for autistic children, Teach2Talk Academy. She and Sarah Scheflen ran the Academy, as business partners. Jenny McCarthy’s rep confirmed to Access Hollywood that as partners they made the decision to go their separate ways, due to their differing visions for the school.

McCarthy’s rep also confirmed that they will individually continue to aid in the fight of those battling autism, and carry on their mission statement of raising awareness and educating the public on autism. McCarthy has certainly brought a high level of exposure and awareness to autism and her fight has become apparent in he media. It is obvious that McCarthy really wants to help make a difference, for not just her son, but for her all children with autism.

The Academy has since, closed it’s doors, and there is no word on whether the Teach2Talk company will continue, despite the Academy closing. The Teach2Talk company is known for selling online educational resources with hopes of raising autism awareness and supplying resources to help those suffering from this disease.

McCarthy has come a long way since her career first took off. 1993, was the year she appeared in Playboy magazine’s October issue. She was paid $20,000 for the photo shoot that would quickly skyrocket her career from unknown territory to super-stardom.

Jenny then won Playmate of the Month, and then Playmate of the Year. By 1994, her popularity was on an upswing, thanks to Playboy, and she moved to L.A. There, she hosted a dating show called Hot Rocks, a Playboy TV show. By 1995, she was chosen to host Singled Out, and she left her Hot Rocks job in the dust.

She later launched a television and film career, became an author of several parenting books, then a mother, turned autism activist, when she made claims that vaccines caused autism. She also took a stand claiming that chelation therapy is effective against autism. I like that she is searching hard for the facts to conquer autism. Any good parent would do the same, even if it means questioning everything involving your child.

Her son Evan Joseph Asher, was born on May 18, 2002, in L.A. And Evan weighed 7lbs 3, 13 ounces.

McCarthy has since been a long time autism advocate. In 2005, her son Evan was diagnosed with autism.

She is also the author of five books “Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood”, “Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage and Moving On”, “Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth”, “Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism”, and Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds.

In salute of all that McCarthy has accomplished I leave you with Jenny McCarthy trivia. And may she and Jim Carrey both find who or what they are looking for in life.

McCarthy Trivia:

Was married to John Asher for approx. 7 years, and together they had Evan.

In 2002, Evan was diagnosed with autism.

In 2005, Asher and McCarthy split.

She has three sisters who are all McCarthy’s: Amy, Lynette, and Joanne.

Before becoming a Playboy Playmate she was a struggling model.

Was voted MVP in high school for field and hockey and softball.

Is good friends with Chelsea Handler.

She tried out for the main role in Contact, in 1997, played by Jodie Foster.

Went to nursing school, and dropped out to become an actress.

Got breast implants, but had them removed in 1998.

Was offered a role in Scary Movie, but turned it down for Scream 3.

Grew up in Chicago, on the south-side.

She co-wrote “Jen-X”, an autobiography, with Neal Karlen.

And is the author of at least five other books about motherhood and autism.

Went to school and graduated from Chicago’s Mother McAuley Liberal High School.

Auditioned for Charlie’s Angels, for the role of Natalie.

In 2005 she starred in Dirty Love, playing Rebecca Sommers.

Also auditioned for the lead role in Showgirls, in 1995.

Article Sources:

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jenny-mccarthy-closes-autism-school/38964

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/newly-single-jim-carrey-criticizes-elin-woods/38958

http://www.tv.com/jenny-mccarthy/person/26294/trivia.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000189/bio

Autism Treatment

Today is often autism we both diseases globally and in Indonesia. The disease made many people are beginning to worry. So far the exact cause of this disease is still unknown autism. Of existing research, the cause autism even the possibility of pain and approximations.

For those who do not know what pain is autism might think that this condition is quite frightening. To better understand what pain is autism, I want to explain a little about the disease autism. And maybe next time you open also explain the therapy for children with autism, autism is incurable but can be prevented.

Autism Disease

Autism’s disease is a disease caused by a developmental disorder characterized by impaired communication development, social interaction and behavior. Autism overwrite one of the approximately 100 children and affect the lives of their children and their families. So be careful, because autism cases in children are quite large. The disease tends to affect men more autism sex female. Comparison of 5:01.

Autism Disease – Understanding

Understanding Autism is sometimes associated with the classification of pervasive developmental disorder, a disorder category in turn often presented in a broad spectrum of developmental disorders affecting children and adults with autism spectrum disorders called (ASD ). The range of autistic disorder symptoms vary from one individual very upset with people autism other abnormalities of social interactions, but normal intelligence (Aspersers syndrome). In addition, autism meets other conditions such as mental retardation and certain medical conditions. Rate autism symptoms can range from mild to severe. Patients with mild renal insufficiency autism may appear normal, but severe symptoms can have a severe intellectual disability autism.

For some people who are not familiar with this disease are wondering, what autism? Make autism associated with genetic diseases? Question is actually quite complicated to explain, due to different disorders can cause autism. Some diseases that affect autism as X syndrome and tuberous sclerosis, a disease of genetic (inherited). But what is unique here, most people with no family history who also have autism autism. So many people think that really influenced autism non-genetic factors of diseases, including infections, toxins, nutrients, and more.

Diseases Autism – Characteristics

It is therefore important to distinguish between diseases autism so an accurate diagnosis and early treatment can be performed to determine the appropriate treatment.

As if autism affected children?

From birth until 24-30 months of age children are affected by autism usually appear normal. After the parents begin to see changes such as delayed speech, play and friendship (socialization). Autism is a combination of several abnormalities of brain development. Skills and behaviors below are some of the interference caused by autism.

Communication:

Language skills to experience delays or completely flattened. Use words without reference to the meaning of the word in common use. Communicating with body language and can communicate only in a short time.

Socialization (friend)

It costs more time alone than others. Not interested in making friends. Not reacting to the social consequences implied or friends, the eyes are not talking or smiling.

Anomaly Detection

Sensitive to light, sound, smell, touch and taste (tongue) of mild to severe.

Game

No spontaneous / reflex and I can not think of playing. You can not mimic the action and can not start the game in the temple.

Behavior

It can be very hyperactive or too passive (silent). Angry for no reason. Really pay attention to one, the idea of –the activity of the object or person. Can not display common sense. They can be very aggressive to others or himself. It is often difficult to change the daily routine. Back to top

Autism brain attacks

Seeing children with autism like seeing God’s beautiful creation. Many children with autism with appearing perfect. Smooth skin, beautiful face. Part of the brain affected by autism shown to have a smaller form than in other parts of the brain (Minsheww) is suspected as a trigger for autism is the inability to control their behavior.

Children with autism like having your own world and can not communicate with others. There is also always want to do harm to be installed and put in the room.

Disorders of autism and therapy for autistic children

Although the disease can be cured autism, children can still autism educate. For example, through training, physiotherapy, assertive communication, and the images and colors that can be used by autistic children to relate to those around him.

The method used, for example:

sanctions and rewards. Reward and punishment is a technique that can be done so that there is a positive response from children with autism.

provision of medicines, antiseptics, beta-blockers, anticonvulsants and other drugs that can reduce the nature of hysteria and the desire to run out of control.

Teach children how to write autism what I mentioned.

Autism and how to prevent disease

The large metal air pollution is estimated product is one of the causes of the disease autism. Therefore, pregnant women should not be too exposed to polluted air. Smoking is also believed to trigger the disease autism. In addition, the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) is in the United States suspected that the cause of increased rates autism superpowers.

Bleeding during pregnancy due to lack of proper placenta can also cause fetal brain development that may result in autism disease. Therefore, if there is bleeding sedikitpunm call your doctor immediately.