What are the symptoms of autism?

There is no specific qualitative statement about the causes of autism, and people have been looking for genetic factors in autism for years, but all current studies confirm that autism is also related to external factors, such as maternal stress before the baby is born. Other experts say that mercury levels in infancy in children with autism are much lower than in other children. Researchers speculate that children with autism may have a mercury metabolism disorder that prevents normal absorption or excretion of mercury, and that the latter is more likely.

The main manifestations of autism:

1.Social communication disorders are generally manifested by a lack of communication skills with others and a lack of secure attachment relationships with parents.

2.Language Communication Disorder: Delayed language development, or language regression after normal language development, or lack of communicative nature of language.

3.Repetition of stereotyped behaviors.

4.About 70% of children with autism with abnormal intelligence are mentally backward, but these children may have strong abilities in some aspects, 20% of their intelligence is in the normal range, about 10% of them have abnormal intelligence, and most of them have good memory, especially in mechanical memory.

5.Paresthesias are characterized by dullness of pain, fear or preference for certain sounds or images, etc.

6.Other common behaviors include hyperactivity, distraction, tantrums, aggression, self-harm, etc. This type of behavior may be related to the increased use of scolding or punishment in parental education.

Autism. Generally speaking, there will be some language communication barriers, or some behavioral barriers, unwilling to speak, not communicating with others, narrow interests and hobbies, more rigid expressions, generally not very reasonable for adults' instructions, and live in their own world, like to stay in their own small corner. Be sure to seek medical attention early.

If diagnosed, it is recommended to go to Peking University Medical Brain Health Child Development Center for intervention**. This is a very authoritative autism ** center in China.

Autism, also known as autism disorder, often originates in early childhood. Autism can manifest itself in the following ways. First, they are reluctant to communicate with others and are not social.

Second, there will be certain repetitive stereotyped movements. Third, it is often manifested as self-talk, anxiety, irritability, and low mood.

Autism is also autism, a person is unwilling to open up to the outside world and shut himself in a house called the heart. In fact, autism is mainly a communication barrier. For example:

Language disorders, social disabilities, intellectual disabilities, etc., genetics are also related, and the consequences of autism are very serious, depending on the psychological counselor.

What are the manifestations of autism in children, what are the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome in children, and what are the manifestations of Tourette's syndrome in children.

Parents understand the core symptoms of autism, which will help them detect and identify problems when their children have abnormal development in the early stage, and intervene in time.

What are the core symptoms of autism?

The core symptoms of autism are: social communication disorders, language and communication disorders, stereotyped behaviors and narrow range of interests.

What is a social communication disorder?

Social communication disorders are mainly manifested in difficulties in interpersonal communication or lack of communication skills. In infancy, there is no eye contact or eye following, no response to one's own name, lack of body language, lack of interest in children of the same age, etc.

What are language and communication barriers?

This is often the main problem for children with autism who are brought to the hospital for help. When the child is two or three years old, he still can't call his parents; Language is not functional; Parrot; Or there are children who don't say anything, but only occasionally make meaningless sounds.

What are stereotypical behaviors and narrow areas of interest?

A: It refers to the repetitive and mechanical behaviors or movements, activities and interests of children with autism, or fixed living habits, or special toys. For example, follow a fixed route, line up blocks or items in a specific way, or have a special hobby for bottles and cans of non-toy items.

When the child has the above symptoms, parents need to pay attention to it, and at the same time, they do not need to be too nervous and overwhelmed, and should choose to seek medical intervention in time.

Symptomatic manifestations of autism

Autism must meet three basic symptoms: social communication disorders (affective), verbal and non-verbal impairments (cognition), and behavioral abnormalities. Some people have only one or two symptoms, which is called "atypical autism" or "autism spectrum disorder."

It is generally believed that social communication disorder is the core symptom, and as long as you have this one, you belong to autism spectrum disorder.

Are all autistic geniuses?

Wrong. Since there is a cognitive impairment, it is inevitable that there will be problems with intelligence. There aren't as many high-energy autistic people as everyone thinks.

Behaviors related to social communication disorders

Disorders in social interaction are the most typical features of autism. In fact, there is a lack of the ability to understand the emotions of others (or the ability to empathize), a lack of desire to socialize (or be with) others, and a lack of desire to imitate (or like) other people's children.

The following behaviors are typical of social communication deficits in autism:

1.Children with autism often have no concern or lack of interest in the people around them.

They have little interest in other people's actions, words, experiences.

They are overly focused on things that interest and care about them.

They have little interest in making friends and making partnerships.

They rarely share their interests, joys, or accomplishments with others, and rarely share the interests of others.

2.Imitation is an important channel for children to learn, and children with autism have little incentive to imitate the behavior of others.

3.Children with autism are apathetic to praise from others and rarely behave in a way that pleases others.

Children with autism usually learn for fun and do not imitate others or win the admiration of others.

4.Children with autism are often indifferent to the unpleasant emotions of others, or have a weakened ability to be affected by negative emotions after being criticized by others.

They have a reduced emotional response to body expressions or a diminished comprehension.

5.Children with autism often fail to understand that others have the same inner activities (thinking and emotion) as they do, and as a result, they often have difficulty understanding other people's thoughts and emotions (empathy).

6.They may also not care about the impact of their actions on others.

7.Children with autism have difficulty participating in social interactions (two-way interactions, mutual pleasing, or reciprocity) activities.

1. Delayed language development. Children with autism have low language comprehension and expression skills, they cannot understand or use complex language, body movements, even gestures to say "goodbye", and cannot play with blocks and games like other children. Usually talk less or often don't say a word all day, and sometimes it is easy to make simple grammatical mistakes when speaking.

2. Interpersonal communication disorders. Autistic children lack basic interpersonal skills, and at a young age, they often show five major symptoms: "not looking, not saying, not pointing, and not laughing". In daily life, if you ask a child about something, many children will instinctively react by pointing with their fingers or using words, and will smile or shake their heads even if they don't know, but autistic children often don't have any reaction.

3. Behavior that is different from ordinary people. Children with autism often do repetitive and boring movements, such as writing the same words repeatedly, jumping repeatedly, refusing to change clothes, and eating only a few kinds of food. Irritability is manifested when daily regular habits or circumstances change.

In addition, children with autism tend to be different from what they are interested in, unlike ordinary children who love toys and cartoons, but like monotonous and boring things.

In addition, Professor Chang Yanqun reminded that autistic children often laugh alone for unknown reasons and are emotionally unstable. Prone to acting impulsively, even doing things that hurt oneself and attack others. At the same time, it may be accompanied by sleep disorders, mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and other diseases, making the condition more complicated and more difficult.

The symptoms of autism are as follows:1. Language barrierIt manifests in a variety of forms, most with delayed or impaired language development, usually not speaking at the age of two and three, or language regression after normal language development, expressive language before the age of 2 or 3, gradually decreasing with age, or even losing it altogether, and being silent for life or, rarely, using limited language.

2. Barriers to social interactionInability to form normal interpersonal relationships with others. Unable to distinguish between relatives and aliens, unable to establish a normal attachment relationship with parents, difficult to establish normal partnerships with children of the same age, and dislike to play with peers; Spend more time alone and have no interest** or participation in other children's play.

3. Narrow range of interests and stereotyped behavior patternsThey are not interested in the games and toys that normal children are keen on, but like to play with some non-toy items, such as a bottle cap, or observe the rotating electric fan, etc., which can last for tens of minutes or even hours without feeling bored.

Manifestations: loneliness, self-indulgence, communication difficulties;

Prominent speech impairment and difficulty in normal language communication;

Narrow interests, rigid and repetitive behavior, opposition to environmental change;

Most of them have poor and uneven mental development.

**: Training intervention method;

Drugs**. Although there are many interventions for autism, most of them lack evidence-based evidence. There is no optimal solution, and the best approach should be individualized.

Among them, education and training are the most effective and important methods. The goal is to promote language development, improve social communication skills, and master basic life and study skills. People with autism generally receive education and training at home, special education schools, and medical institutions because they cannot adapt to ordinary kindergarten life in the preschool age.

After school age, language and social skills improve, some patients can go to a regular primary school to receive education with children of the same age, and some patients may remain in a special education school.

At present, the training intervention methods recommended and used by mainstream medicine in the world provide a direction for the standardization of autism, and these mainstream methods mainly include:

1) Applied Behavior Analysis** (ABA) advocates the principle of behaviorism and the use of the principle of behavior shaping, and the promotion of the development of various abilities of children with autism based on positive reinforcement. The training emphasizes high intensity, individualization and systematization.

2) Autism and Related Disorders ** Education Course (TEACCH) Training This course designs individualized training content according to the characteristics of autistic children's abilities and behaviors, and provides targeted education on children's language, communication, sensory-motor and other aspects of defects, and the core is to improve the understanding and obedience of autistic children to the environment, education and training content.

3) Interpersonal Approach Approaches include Greenspan's Floortime Build** and Gutstein's Interpersonal Development Intervention (RDI)**.

The above-mentioned methods have been carried out in some autism institutions in China, and have achieved good results, but further research and demonstration are needed.

At present, drugs cannot change the course of autism, and there is a lack of specific drugs for core symptoms, but drugs can improve some emotional and behavioral symptoms of patients, such as emotional instability, attention deficit and hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, aggressive behavior, self-injury and suicidal behavior, tic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and psychotic symptoms, etc., which is conducive to maintaining the safety of patients or others, and the smooth implementation of education, training and psychology**.

Hello, autism, emphasizing early detection, early intervention, and persistence.

2 6 years old is the best time for autism, and the earlier it is detected and the better, the better the effect. Because the younger the child, the faster the brain develops, and the stronger the plasticity of the brain, doing intervention training can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

If the best time is missed, the child's intelligence and behavior can only stay in early childhood, and even the basic self-care ability is not enough to take care of himself.

It is worth mentioning that for autistic children, each province and region has a certain amount of special funds for training subsidies. In Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, for children diagnosed with autism, a training subsidy of 2,800 yuan per month and a training subsidy of 300 yuan are given, which is equivalent to a monthly subsidy of 3,100 yuan, which can greatly alleviate the financial pressure of the family.

On how to tell if you have autism? It is recommended to go to a professional hospital for diagnosis, rather than self-diagnosis, of course, autism back has some symptoms, when there are.

Answer: Pay attention to the symptoms and seek a professional doctor for diagnosis in time.

Manifestations of autism:

1 There is often no response when calling out to them.

2 Doesn't look into the eyes and faces of parents.

3 Doesn't know how to use fingers or gestures with body and language 4 Doesn't like to play with other children.

5 Give him commands, and never listen.

6 I don't like to talk much, and even my parents can't shout.

7 Never pay attention to the things and people around you.

8 There are certain things or things that have a particular preference.

But when you see these phenomena in your child, you may need to pay attention to them, and these may be manifestations of autism. Of course, it is still subject to the diagnosis of a professional hospital.