Specialised therapies for ASD help raise a child’s chances for success
The purpose of early intervention is to lessen the effects of the disability or delay
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Raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a challenging task.
Experiencing delays in developing age-appropriate skills, children with ASD find it difficult to learn and do simple tasks such as sleeping, brushing teeth, dressing, playing with peers and other social skills, which normal children efficiently manage as they grow up. While this is emotionally straining for the parents, experts suggest early intervention is the best way to help your child in their development.
When diagnosed with autism spectrum, the three primary areas for treatment are communication challenges, social deficits and repetitive behaviour, explains Nicholas Orland, Managing Director of Allied Health Services, Autism Rocks
Support Centre, adding that communication challenges could be the most challenging.
“Imagine, how many times do we ask for something each day? 100? 200? And now imagine not being able to do that once a day,” says Orland. “It would be incredibly frustrating and may even lead to emotional behaviour such as tantrums or aggression.
“When we see challenging behaviour like this, the goal isn’t to suppress it. Instead, the goal is to replace it. In most cases, we need to replace it with appropriate communication behaviour. We teach the child functional skills that will benefit them.” […]
Embracing a child’s perspective and understanding how they see their world allows a Speech and Language Therapist to develop a child’s social interaction, attention, motivation and engagement to work on language development and communication barriers.
Full article: https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/dealing-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-1.1553436150593
