Autism in children

Autism in children's disease overview

Autism is a collection of spreading disorders at different levels from mild to heavy, early onset from the age of 3 years before the age of 3 and prolonged development. P>

The general manifestation of autism includes defects in three areas: poor social interaction, poor communication and abnormal behavior. Besides, children often have sensory disorders. Many autistic children are accompanied by poor hyperactivity and intelligence.

Child autism is thought to be a brain pathology because of neurological development disorders (such as changing cerebellum, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, deficiency of activity Mesh structure, neurological abnormalities) due to abnormal genes. However, the above issues are still hypotheses.

The diagnosis rate of children with autism in recent years has tended to increase with the frequency of 1/100 children, of which typical autism accounts for 16.8%. Boys are more than girls from 4 to 6 times.

Causes of Autism in children's disease

Although scientists have not found the cause of autism in children , there are some comments that children with autism may be due to:

Genetics: The lack of harmony of the brain caused by some genes that damage the brain

During pregnancy, the mother exposed regularly with many toxic substances such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs ... increasing the risk of autistic children after birth.

Unsurprisingly environmental factors increasing the risk of autism such as toxic chemicals, environmental pollution, families abandoning less attention to care, ...

Symptoms of Autism in children's disease

Parents often notice signs of autism in the first two years of their lives. These signs often grow gradually, although some children with autism still reach the development milestone at normal speed and then gradually decrease.

Symptoms of autism include:

Lack of social interaction skills is a basic issue of autism such as children who do not know how to point out, less eye communication, few gestures of communication, not to follow the instructions , playing alone does not share, just do according to his liking, not showing off, not paying attention to the attitudes and affection of others. Some children do not know whose strange, everywhere they do not pay attention to the change of the environment, but there are children who are very afraid of strangers and fear of strange places. Children often stick and pay more attention to things than pay attention to people around.

Language abnormalities: slow to speak, or speak but then do not speak, pronounce meaningless, teach not to speak. If the child can speak, then say the words, advertise, just speak when demanding to eat, demand, ... Passive language, do not know how to ask questions, or ask many times a question. Do not know the conversation, do not know what has witnessed. The unusual voice such as speaking loudly, lacking expressive, speaking quickly, speaking words, speaking loudly, ... Children do not know how to play pretending to be socially imagined, do not know the game with law. Slow to speak is the main reason for parents to take their children to the doctor because it is the most noticeable sign.

The abnormalities of behavior, habits and likes narrowed: shaping behavior such as tiptoeing, turning around, watching hands, looking, swaying, dancing, dancing Flute flute, run around, jump up, ... common stereotypes are: Go back in the right way, sit in one place, lie in the right position, like to wear the right clothes, always do it One thing in a sequence, ...

The likes of narrowing like: How to play monotonous, hours watching TV ads, tapes, phone, wheel shooting, watching or hand always holding something like Pens, sticks, toothpicks, paper, bottles, toys are preferred or have different softness. Many children eat crying out if they are not satisfied because they do not know how to speak and due to lack of restraint. There are over 70% of autistic children showing signs of hyperactivity, not reacting to danger.

Many children with sensory disorders due to sensitive nerves such as: Fear when hearing loud noises should cry or cover their ears, cover their eyes or get into the corner due to fear of light, fear of Some flavors, hearing ears with advertising sounds should run in fast to hear, afraid of cutting hair, fear of shampooing, not like anyone touching people, eating without chewing and picky. In contrast, children are less sensitive, there are manifestations such as: like touching objects, likes to be held tightly, reducing pain, knocking or throwing things that make noise, seeing moving or glowing objects. P>

Some children have special abilities such as missing phone numbers, remembering cars, remembering the location of objects or places, clicking the game on the machine is very good, memorizing Many songs, read the number of words very early, do math math quickly, imitate the movement quickly, ... so it is easy to mistakenly think that young children are too smart.

When children grow up, they often go to school late, have little integration with friends, difficult language of communication, do not understand the shadow of words, the most difficult study are social subjects. Shaping behavior or narrowing liking can change from one thing to another. Many children have hyperactivity while others cower.

People at risk for Autism in children's disease

Risk factors make autism worsens:

Families less time teaching children

Let children watch TV too much

Little for children to be exposed and play with other children

5 signs of indicating the risk of autism in children are:

When 12 months children do not say babbling

When 12 months the child still does not know only fingers or no appropriate gesture gestures

When 16 months children have not said the word

When 24 months children have not said 2 words or say unknown

Children lost language skills or social skills already existed at any age

Prevention of Autism in children's disease

Ensure maternity safe for mothers

Restricting children when elderly

avoid the adverse factors of the environment

Interested in early impact on children in interactive, campaigning and communication development

Diagnostic measures for Autism in children's disease

Clinical: Children with defects in 3 areas are poor social interaction, poor communication and abnormal behavior.

There are 5 forms according to clinical classifications are

Typical autism (Kanner autism): including abnormal signs in all 3 areas of poor social interaction, poor communication and abnormal behavior, onset before 3 Age.

Asperger syndrome (highly functional): poor social interaction, speaking but unusual communication, not slow awareness, appearing after 3 years of age.

Rett syndrome: Common in girls, the regression occurs when children 6 - 18 months, shaping movements in the hand, scoliosis, small head, slow intelligence weight.

Childhood disintegration disorders: Development of development occurs before 10 years of age.

Typical autism: Only an abnormal one of the three areas, is mild autism.

According to intellectual ability and language development, it is divided into

Autism has high intelligence and speaks

Autism has high intelligence but cannot say

Intelligence is low and speaking

Intelligence has low intelligence and cannot say

Testing:

Currently, there is no specific biological test for autism.

To diagnose autism, you need to see a specialist to get some psychological tests to evaluate the development of mobilization for children under 6 years old and intelligence for older children, tests for cold behavior. Contact, autistic screening ladder M- chat, scales of autism Cars.

Autism in children's disease treatments

If a mild autistic child is checked, detected and intervened early, the child's development can still take place relatively normal, the child can integrate into the social community. In more severe cases, the interventions and care measures can only help children to know somewhat to know how to communicate more.

Treatment of autism by special care regime:

Autism children need love and attention from parents and relatives. Do not feel guilty, not subjective, do not abandon your child and do not let anyone discriminate young. Parents call the help of people around them, always be with their children and take time to teach their children.

Symptoms, whether mild or severe, is also a combination of syndrome, cognitive decline, social interaction, language as well as the ability to communicate, so work Treatment needs a long -term, persistent, persistent process and close coordination of both parents, family, teachers, and the community to bring good effect, not only use medicine. Like other diseases.

Parents need to monitor the child's autism in a thorough way, talk to doctors, psychologists, kindergarten teachers, follow the advice. and treatment guidance on child care and education.

With the desire to better care for mental health for adults and children, Vinmec International General Hospital officially brought the Center for Technical Cerebral Capital Treatment & Self. Ky goes into operation with examination, discovery and treatment services with psychological, music, meditation, yoga methods ... bringing many positive results.

Currently in Vietnam, there are a number of mild -average autistic children after studying at centers who have learned to integrate in high schools. High -function autistic children or Asperger syndrome still go to normal integration. Good prognosis if children have high intelligence, functional language, few symptoms of strange behavior and early intervention.

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