Autism???.?!
Question: Ok I am not stupid but I do not fully understand what is autism ?
Answers: Ok I am not stupid but I do not fully understand what is autism ?
Here are a few website to help you:
www.csaac.org
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageS...
Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS). Experts estimate that three to six children out of every 1,000 will have autism. Males are four times more likely to have autism than females.
If you know the movie Rainman....he was high functioning autism. My brother who is 30 has the mental capacity of an 8 year old, he is low functiong autism. There is also another form called Asperger Syndrome....the person is awkward, not wanting to be around others, but in general smart and self functioning.
It's a question without a certain answer. The simple answer is that it is a developmental disability (or disorder) primarily affecting the brain. Social skills, communication, behavioral control, and cognitive ability are the primary areas affected -- but a variety of symptoms can be present.
There is no known cause nor cure for autism - and there are many varied schools of thought for the best types of treatments and therapies.
Years of working in the field has taught me, however, that there is no "typical" autism. The textbook definition is there in the DSM-IV -- but almost all kids I work with vary incredibly based on their personality, comorbid disorders, or other environmental factors.
they have more child like minds... some have temper problems ... some have worse learning problems then others... they are awesome ppl tho ... even the more tempermental ones... just gotta know wat makes them tick so u can have more fun then setting them off
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I have worked with these kids a lot, and one of the the biggest things about Autistic kids, is that they NEED consistent schedules, and I mean, not changing that schedule at ALL! It will throw them into an episode. Also, they don't sleep well at night, and noise really bothers them. Also, a lot of people around them will send them into an episode. Their brain isn't able to filter out outside noises, therefore they hear EVERYTHING around them! You and I can filter out noises and sounds that we aren't listening to; or not paying attention to, but Autistic can't do this. They don't have a "filter box" in their brains. You just have to keep experimenting on different things to find out what calms him down., One client I had, didn't like to wear his clothes, his skin was too sensitive to the materials. He would also sit for hours and play with round things in a bowl, like cereal, baby carrotts, or any thing that he could let roll out of his hand with into a bowl. They can't stand change of any kind! Don't be moving things around in his room, to change the room around, or even change his clothing around. Keep every thing at an even keel! Ask your parents to get respite care for him, so they can have a break at least once or twice a month. (even if it is someone that comes to your house to take care of him for them for a while.) Draw pictures, and ask him to identify what they are, such as: bed, toilet, eat, drink, ride, walk, ill, need help, and put these pictures in a bag, and when you want to know what he needs show him the bag, and teach him to show you what he needs with the pictures, it's called a communication bag. or book. Cut these pictures out, put them in a photo album, and this is his way of communicating his desires and needs to you, and your way of understanding him. Even put in watching TV, (draw a picture of a tv) having a pop, (a can of pop) be imaginative with your pictures. The more pictures you have, the more choices he has to choose from, and more you will be able to begin to talk to him. and him to you. (FROM: YAHOO: ANSWERS) I would start my getting pictures of items that he might want in his daily life such as food products, toys, clothing and things he uses all the time, ie soap, toothpaste, brush. Laminate these pictures and put magnets on the back so you can put them on the refrigerator so he can point to what he wants. I would do the same of pictures of feelings and include pictures of feeling sick, showing a belly ache, aches and pains, headache, cold sad, happy and etc. Do the same here and laminate, magnet and put on the refrigerator. This will help to open up the communication. He should be referred to a speech therapist and to an occupational therapist for sensory integration issues. Many states have programs to provide services in home, and this can be done through obtaining a medical card from the department of welfare. This card can be obtained regardless of family income due to a medical loophole law. AND:
Can you tell whether he understands you when you speak? If he can, then try establishing a checklist: Are you hungry? Thirsty? Tired? Cold? Hot?
If he doesn't understand your speech, you might try offering him a favorite food, some water, a chance to sleep (make the universal kid sign for "sleep," which is putting your palms together and putting them like a pillow against your cheek), a sweater, or some ice water. Actually, ice water works for thirst or cold, I suppose.
A Reader's Digest book condensation long ago, called "For the Love of Ann," described James Copeland's interactions with his daughter Ann, who was autistic. Once, in impatience, he hit her. It got her attention. Gradually, he helped her work her way to being able to communicate.
As always, we must caution the folks at home against trying this; and no, I don't recommend whacking your brother. Possibly, however, you might be able to obtain some of the same startle effect using a pot and a spoon (get creative here, with different noises which might stimulate different parts of his brain).
Source(s):
Copeland, James. "For the Love of Ann." _Reader's Digest_, probably sometime between 1976 and 1980.
Other layman's literature on autism:
_The Sound of a Miracle_ (forgot the author's name; the child's name was Georgiana, and her difficulty turned out to be an overdeveloped sense of hearing which created a cacophony of all sorts of noises going around in her head--for example, later in the story she said that she had been able to hear toilets flushing in other buildings). Treatment of the type Georgiana experienced should begin with an audiogram.
_A Child Called Noah_ and _A Place For Noah_, by Josh Greenfeld. ~~~ See section 12, on autism, in my website, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris