Proper handling of Autism in Children

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Referred to as autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), has yet known exactly why. However, now there are several steps appropriate for people with autism to acquire social skills, acting, and speaking.

Children with autism can actually be known from an early age. Because of this disorder usually appear before a three-year-old child. Only the most parents are less aware of the signs and symptoms in children up to age four years.

Yet at that age, the child was late to his own world so it can not communicate and interact with friends and the environment. When conditions are known to be late, then the main steps that should be done is to focus the child's strengths in certain areas under their control.

Well, the key to success to help parents or family so that people with autism can interact with the surrounding environment, then the whole family should participate directly help these people trying to do just that.

According to Dr. Irawan Mangunatmadja, Sp.A (K), an expert on autism Indonesia, some keganjalan is often done by people with autism can be helped by making four kinds of therapy. Already, there are several therapies for people with autism, both behavioral therapy - ABA, sensory integration therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy nor additional therapies such as music therapy, AIT, Dolphin Assisted Therapy.

"Behavioral therapy - ABA is gentak therapy to improve the behavior of children with autism are often distorted. One thing to do is make noise when giving orders to the children. If the child does not want to do what was ordered, it should surprise them," said Dr. Irawan in a seminar held at the Central Office Sun Hope Indonesia, recently.

Sensory integration therapy, he added, specifically targeted at the biological function of the brain. So that the brain does everything right. Meanwhile, occupational therapy performed to improve the activity of people with autism. There was also conducted speech therapy to help people with autism who have speech disorders in order to speak again.

It turns out that autistic children can be returned in the midst of his family, not only therapeutic steps are performed. Proper nutrition for people with autism should also be considered. Because some studies suggest that children with autism was also allergic to certain foods.

According to nutritionists Sun Hope Indonesia, Fatimah Syarief, AMG, Stip, parents need to watch some of the types of foods should be avoided such as foods containing gluten (wheat flour), candy, fins, and prepared foods that contain preservatives and food additives .

"People with autism generally experience digestive problems, especially foods that contain casein (milk protein) and gluten (wheat protein)," Fatimah said when contacted Legal via cell phone, Wednesday (04/30/2008).

In addition to proper food intake, supplementation should also be given to autism patients given the presence of metabolic disorders absorption of nutrients (lactose intolerance) and gastrointestinal disturbances resulting from the consumption of antibiotics by giving sinbiotic (combination of probiotics and enzymes Sun Hope as a prebiotic).

"Although important supplement given to people with autism, the most appropriate thing to do is provide the setting of proper nutrition. When foods do not fit into the body, it will go into the small intestine and not digested properly. Eventually the food came out through the urine, because The toxic nature of materials (poisons) that are absorbed into the brain. This causes the hyperactive child with autism, "he explained at length.

Not only that, to help reduce symptoms of hyperactivity and help improve concentration and improved behavior, supplementation of omega 3 found in Sun Hope Deep Sea may be an alternative.

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