Children with autism generally
have difficulty interactive socially, communicate and have certain habits made
over and over again.National Institute of Neurologial Disorder and Stroke
exposes some of the symptoms of autism needs to be noticed by parents, among
other things:
2. 2. Does
not respond when her name dippangil.
3. 3. Do
not make eye contact with others.
4. 4. Difficulty
communicating with others.
5. 5. Recurring
actions such as wobbling, whirling or hurting yourself.
6. 6. Incapable
of expressing affection is physically like a hug.
7. 7. Late
talking and verbal language development
8. 8. Don't
know how to play with his friends.
Lately sprung up a variety of
ways/drugs/supplements that are offered with the dangle can cure autism.
Sometimes extensively promoted by the seller, there are also ways to advertise
yourself on television/radio/writings.
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| Autism Therapy |
Parents must be careful and not carelessly letting his children as guinea pigs. Unfortunately there are still many who are attracted, and having spent a lot of money to be disappointed because of the expected results are not attained.
Below are the 10 types of therapy
that truly recognized by the professional and indeed great for autism. However,
don't forget that Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder, so any
kind of therapy is done will require a long time. Except that, therapy should
be done on integrated and each child needs different types of therapy.
1) Applied Behavioral Analysis
(ABA)
The ABA is a type of therapy that
has been used, has done research and designed specifically for children with
autism. The system used is to give special training in children by providing
positive reinforcement (rewards/compliments). This type of therapy can be
measured his progress. This therapy is currently the most widely used in
Indonesia.
2) Speech therapy
Almost all children with autism
have difficulty in talking and speaking. Usually this is the most prominent,
many autistic individuals who are non-verbal or the ability of speech is very
less.
Sometimes the interlocutor
developed enough, but they are unable to use speech to communicate/interact
with other people. In this case the language and speech therapy would greatly
help.
3) Occupational therapy
Almost all autistic children have
delays in fine motor development. Gerak-geriknya stiff and rough, they are
difficult to hold pinsil in the right way, the difficulty to hold the spoon and
bribing food kemulutnya, and others. In this case the occupational therapy is
very important to train using the muscles-correctly.
4) Physical therapy
Autism is a pervasive
developmental disorder. Many of the autistic individuals have impaired motor
development in the ballpark. His tone was sometimes mushy so that operations of
the less powerful. The balance of the body is less good. Sensory integration
therapy and physiotherapy will very much help to strengthen his muscles and
improve balance her body.
5) Social Therapy
Shortages of the most basic of
autism for individuals is in the field of communication and interaction. Many
of these children need help in 2-way communication skills, make friends and
play together in play. A social terqapis help by providing facilities on them
to hang out with my peers and teach cara2nya.
6) Play therapy
Even though terdengarnya strange,
an autistic child needs help in learning to play. Play with peers are useful
for learning to talk, communication and social interaction. A therapist can
help children play in this case with particular techniques.
7) Behaviour therapy.
Autistic children often feel
frustrated. Her friends often don't understand them, they find it difficult to
express their needs, Their many hypersensitive to sound, light and touch. No
wonder that they often rages. A trained behavior therapists to find the
background of the negative behavior and find the solution by recommending
changes to the environment and the child's routine to correct their behaviour,
8) Therapeutic Development
Floortime, Son-rise and RDI
(Relationship Developmental Intervention) is considered a therapeutic
developments. Child studied his interest, his strength and level of
development, then enhanced the ability of social, emotional and Intellectual.
Development of different therapy behavioral therapy such as ABA more teaches a
more specific skills
9) Visual Therapy
Autistic individuals are easier
to learn by viewing (visual learners/visual thinkers). This is then used to
develop the method of studying communication through drawings, for example with
the method. And PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System). Some video games
can also be used to develop communication skills.
10) Therapy in Biomedicine
The therapy was developed by a
group of doctors biomedicine incorporated in and! (Defeat Autism Now). Many of
the esteemed have autistic children. They are very persistent did some research
and found that this child's symptoms worsened by the presence of metabolic
disorders that will have an impact on impaired brain function. Therefore these
children examined intensively, examination, blood, urine, stool, and hair. All
things abnormal is found to be dealt with, so that the brain becomes clear of
interference. Terrnyata more children progress when you get comprehensive
therapy, the therapy from outside and from within the body itself (biomedical).
