Need help dealing with Autistic children. (ages 3-4)?
In my best judgment, only if a human is directly assisting the autistic child while using the computer in various ways to assist the effort. And then likely limited to cases where there has been sufficient advancement in learning. The whole problem with autistic children is they do not relate well to other people and cannot concentrate realistically on the world about them. It is crucial to draw them out by extnesive person-to-person interaction and requires talented people who like this kind of work -- A LOT OF WORK that only has small payouts in the early stages. As science uncovers the nature of the brain misfunctions in these children some more miraculous interventions may be possible, but still to assist the foregoing processes. So. a computer is useful, but not alone unless the child is virtually recovered. Speaking computers with a human face on the screen may also be helpful in various ways -- do not rule out its use as a tool, even in this area.
Does my three year old have autism?
Hello..I am very sad and depressed and very confused. My son will be three next week. Do you think he has autism: 1. Sometimes he's eye contact with me is good, but has improved as I've been interacting with him more.. He's eye contact is not so good with strangers. 2. Started tip toeing..but only does it for fun, he started this as he was learning to jump..he also skips. 3. When frustarted he tenses his face.. And clenches he's fist 4. He cannot talk- but I too was speech delayed.. He communicates by pointing and making sounds, bringing things to me..getiing he's shoe 5. When taking him out to an unfamilar place, he gets scared.. And grabs onto my leg, but after a while he joins in and play with the kids..toys. 6. Arm flaps when he's having he's tantrums 7. Plays alongside with children, sometimes shares.. He enjoys playing football with the other kids. 8. As I've started interacting with him more.. He has started to want to play with me..1.e. He has a toy that pop ups, so he takes my head and puts it down on the pillow. He wants me to fake sleeping, and then he pops the toy open and I have to exaggerate while being woken up..he likes my reaction. 9. Gets a tantrum EVERYTIME he doesn't get he's way. 10. Started to do a bit of imaginary play.. Doesn't like dolls..but likes playing with action figures..and making the toys ride on he's cars. 11. He's toilet trained, took him 3 weeks..goes toilet by himself..no assistance whatsoever. 12. I want him to start walking on the street..he would walk and get bored and then wants me to carry him..would have a tantrum if I don't. 13. Likes nursery rhymes..can do the actions 14. Can't really follow directions..this may ne due to not teaching him or him being delayed in speeech..but he's getting there 15. Sometimes..can dress himself..have to help him..but he's getting there. 16. Sometimes won't sit in circle time..gets distracted by toys. 17. Doesn't really know he's body parts..only knows he's knees and eyes., didn't teach him.
Remember, autism is a spectrum disorder. Glen Sallows, director of the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, commented that he saw 50 kids with autism before he saw repeats in patterns of behaviors or how they acquired skills.So don’t think in terms of age, think in terms of skill acquisition for learning to speak. Can the child make sounds? Do they recognize words for common things? Do they have good imitation skills? Does the child have an oral motor disorder as well? These skills and factors are what determines when a child will talk.Also keep in mind that currently, 60% of people with an autism diagnosis never acquire speech. Some who never acquire speech, like Carly Fleischman, begin communicating through typing.In autism, the ability to produce speech does not indicate intelligence. As Soma Muhkopadhyay has demonstrated repeatedly with the individuals with autism, speech and intelligence seem to be independent of each other.It’s important as a parent is to understand what YOUR child needs. Do they need speech? Do they need detoxing? Do they need a specialized diet together with supplements (a recent study demonstrated a 9 point gain in IQ for children who implemented the program)? Do they need sensory therapy?You do this by paying attention to your child as well as understanding about early childhood development. There is a lot of information out there to help you. Just know, there is so much hope these days. So much more than when I started with my son 17 years ago, who had no language at three. With the GFCF diet, ABA, supplements, listening therapy, and craniosacral therapy, he was independent doing regular work in a 5th grade classroom. After some ups and downs he graduated with a regular high school diploma and will be taking his first college classes in the fall.
Is it possible the signs and symptoms were overlooked? Many people swear their kids were perfectly normal until some event happened, but reviewing home videos shows autistic behavior nobody recognized, long before what they claim was the triggering event. Girls in particular are often overlooked because they tend to display different symptoms than boys. If a child has little or no difficulty with speech or stereotyped behaviors, and has normal or higher intelligence, it's possible they can get along well enough for the social communication and executive function areas to appear normal until demands are higher in high school.
My 16 yo son has been recently diagnosed with autism and is denying he has any problems, what should I do?
Hi, I am the mother of three kids - 2 boys, aged 6 and 4, and a daughter who's 3. My middle son, now 4, is autistic. I have done a lot of research and reading, and gone to a lot of lectures and doctors.... and I really and truly feel that the vaccines are not the cause of autism. If nothing else, my older son and daughter are fine, and they had the same vaccines, so why did only my middle son become autistic? I don't have the answer. I think the rise in autism is due to the broad spectrum of disorders that fall under the autism diagnosis, and the fact that kids are getting diagnosed better. My son has PDD NOS, which is a mild form of autism.... there are days I wonder - if this was back when I was young... he probably would've been labeled as the "hyper boy" or he is "quirky", etc. don't get me wrong - he definitely has some major issues we are addressing, but I think years ago he would not have been diagnosed as autistic, but nowadays they diagnose better, plus things like ADHD, etc. fall under the autism spectrum, hence the rise in it. With that said - I do have friends that have delayed vaccinations, or spaced them out (not combined them). Its an option if it helps clear your mind. I always thought that if nothing else, I would recognize the symptoms of autism in my subsequent kids earlier, and know what to do, and they would fare so much better, as the earlier they are diagnosed, the better they do. I would just watch your baby's developmental milestones very carefully, and any concerns, have him evaluated by a specialist immediately. I wish you the best of luck!!!!!
Aspergers or autism in young children - advice please?
I don't have children, but my younger brother has Asperger's. I'm going to go through your list and yay or nay the symptom's as they apply to Asperger's. Bear in mind that Autism is a spectrum-just because it isn't Aspergers doesn't mean that it isn't autism at all... Refusing cuddles and reassurance when he has hurt himself Yes--Aspy kids are very tactile defensive, and don't like people being too close Relentless aggression towards his baby brother and sometimes Mum No--this is an unfortunate stereotype towards Autistic kids-they are not all aggressive. I've met several that are not aggressive at all, towards anyone, ever. Head banging (as a baby) head butting (as a toddler) The head banging is very common in autistic kids. Destroying toys and causing huge messes No-Autistic kids, and especially Aspy kids, like order, cleanliness, and routine. Looking at me 'sideways' when I tell him off This just seems like normal kid stuff. Punishments just do not work Again, normal kid stuff. Aspy kids tend to do what they're told, as long as they understand the reasoning behind it. You could tell my brother to stand in the corner because he threw his toy and it hit the TV, but he wouldn't go until he thoroughly understood what it was he was being punished for. He cannot speak very well - speaks baby-talk Autism-yes, Asperger's-not necessarily. Do you and his dad talk baby-talk to him? He will be more likely to speak in the way he is spoken to. Has no clue about potty training Takes a while for autistic kids--again, they have to completely understand the concept of what you want them to do. But once they do it once, it will stick b/c it really only takes the one to make it click. That and they will HATE the feeling of being wet in their pants once the diapers come off! Lining up cars Oh yes-very Aspy behavior. Again, it's that need for control and order. Sorting building bricks into colours Yes yes yes--see above! Being scared of the hoover and 'bangs' Yes in regards to pretty much all types of Autism. Obsessive about certain foods Again, this falls into many types of Autism. Hope I helped a little bit!
People on the autism spectrum differ wildly in many respects, and this is one of them.I lie very well. This is because any expression I use, any speech inflection, any quirk of the face, movement of the eye, tone of voice, body language, all of it… is deliberate, the result of a conscious choice by me. Well, not always conscious now, as I have done it for so long that some of it happens in autopilot, like when I’m driving long distances. I know I should smile here, nod there, lower my voice when I say this sort of thing, and so forth. But what I mean is, it only reflects what I’m feeling because I’m making the effort to wave that flag.I can smile when I’m sad inside, nod when I mean no, sound “excited” when I’m bored… because not one of those is coming naturally to me, they are all just masks I wear to make NT’s more comfortable around me. While I make every effort to wear masks that reflect reality, normally, if a lie is appropriate I can back it up with masks that reflect what I want you to think I believe.BUTI don’t do it often at all. I despise it. It makes me uncomfortable. I don’t understand why the NT do it so much. It is… counterproductive. Being in the habit of telling the truth and reflecting that with the corresponding expressions is difficult, I’m never going to be great at the latter bit, but I certainly don’t want to muddy the waters by cheating.Unless, of course, we’re playing a game in which lying is an integral part. Or in a situation in which diplomacy is called for, which is the art of lying in the service of the truth.You don’t want to play poker with me.But that’s OK, poker doesn’t interest me anyway.
An AUTISM question -- have you been diagnosed with ASD?
Oh goodness, anyone that tells you autism is like a personality trait can shove it. I mean, I can certainly understand how they would see it like that, but it's not something that "shouldn't be tampered with" or anything of the like. Yes, I know a large part of who I am at this moment is partially because of the way I react to things due to having Asperger's Syndrome, but it's not wholly me. Just like being gay is not wholly me. I wouldn't want to change being gay, you know, but I'd want to change parts of it. Or perhaps I'd just want to change the way some people react to it. And it's the same sort of thing with autism. I wouldn't necessarily want to take the whole thing away, because I think having Asperger's Syndrome gives me a very different view of the world from most people, and I wouldn't necessarily want to lose that. But then I think of all the trouble I have with body language and social skills and the like, and I think that maybe I would get rid of that part of me, just so that things would be easier for everyone involved (myself included), you know? I, for one, am quite glad that my parents had me go to a therapist. I went from ages 10-15, and then I got sullen and refused to talk, so I stopped going. I was a little angry that I wasn't "normal" and that my parents were making me "get help". But looking back on it even just a few years later I realised how much it helped me, and I started going to therapy again on my own for a little while. I think what my parents did was great... it was what they thought was best, and I know they did it because they wanted me to be happy. I'm glad they did. I've made tremendous strides in learning things like body language and subtle social cues, and I know that if I hadn't had the therapy, I would be much worse than I am now. Try not to worry too much about your child. Do what YOU think is best. You sound as if you are educated on the matter, and I know you want what's best. Follow your hearts.