Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. The disorder interferes with how children interact and communicate with their peers and others they come across. The disorder is called a spectrum disorder because a child can fall anywhere in the autism spectrum.
Most children with ASD start to show symptoms at an early age. The symptoms continue during childhood and extend to adulthood. Healthcare providers do not know why some children may develop autism. It may be due to genes they are born with and something in their environment that triggers those genes.
Children with ASD have trouble relation to other people. They even face problem making an eye contact. They often withdraw to themselves and it may seem uninterested in relating to family members.
In some cases, we have found that some children with autism may love to keep talking with family members, friends, and even strangers about a topic that they love. The problem is that they may talk about it for too long. Or when they keep talking about the same topic over and over again, they push other people away.
If you are a parent or grandparent of a child with autism, it can be heartbreaking of you feel like you cannot connect with them. And learning more about these disorders and what has helped others can help you and your relationship.
How can you break the barriers of ASD?
Honestly, ASD has no cure. All you can do is to manage the symptoms of the disorder. Many children can learn to communicate and interact. Healthcare providers and mental health experts have learned a lot about how to break through to these children.
Here are a few things that we know about children with an ASD:
- Remember that these children may not be able to understand any non-verbal communication. They may not react to your smile or frown.
- Children with autism cannot understand between the lines and they will take things literally. You must be careful to say exactly what you mean. If you rush your words, they might not understand what needs to be done.
- Children with autism will only handle one thought at a time. So, when you are talking to them, keep your conversations simply and focused.
- Children with autism will only want to talk about the thing they are interested to talk about. They may want to talk about it over and over again.
- The world seems different to a child with autism that it is to you. The normal sounds, fragrances, smells, tastes, and sights may seem normal to us but they may be painful for children with autism.
Be careful when you deal with such a child. If you want a private autism assessment in London, come to us.
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