Director of the Institute of Neurology, Anhui Medical University, Li Guangwu

I personally like to use autism. These two words have very subtle differences. Autism emphasizes that the child has problems, and autism emphasizes the possible influence of the social environment on the child's body and mind.

Core performance:

Communication barrier

Lack of eye contact (non-verbal communication); no response to others (limited language communication); difficult to share

2. Stereotyped behavior

Repeat physical movements; repeat daily habits; fixed interest; inappropriate response to stimuli

3. Accompanying performance

Mental retardation; language barrier; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; developmental coordination disorder; anxiety disorder and depression disorder.

Specific performance:

Communication barrier

Linguistic: limited language, expression communication, unable to initiate social contact, or unable to respond to social contact;

Non-verbal: lack of eye contact, lack of facial expression, lack of posture response;

Sharing difficulties: sharing or sharing difficulties, such as sharing playing games.

2. Stereotyped behavior

Repeat body movements;

Repeating daily habits: Small changes often lead to extreme pain, difficult task transfer, stubborn adherence to daily rituals, and eating the same food every day;

Fixed interest: can be described as stubborn, extreme and strong, can form a special talent (rain man);

Inappropriate response to irritation: Overreaction or no response to stimuli, may be overreacting to sound, smell or taste. I might like the light movement and the favorite smell.

Grading, divided into three levels according to the degree of help in social communication performance and stereotypes

Level 1: Need help

Level 2: Substantial help is needed

Level 3: A lot of substantial help is needed

Inspection diagnosis

There are no medical tests available;

According to federal law (United States): The CDC receives a free assessment of any suspect (children between 18 and 24 months);

Professionals are a must;

Risk factor

Environmental factors: there is correlation

Older parents

Birth low weight

Mother taking medication during pregnancy

Genetic factors: suspected risk factors, difficult to identify

vaccine

Organic mercury

Treatment and rehabilitation

1. There is no single treatment, the family is the key to healing

2. Reward, especially for the continuous and effective reward of progress

3. Language communication: listening, watching, reading, expressing

4. Operational therapy

5. Social skills

6. Special food

7. Nutritional supplements

Solution

Learn as much as possible

Provide the correct structure and specifications

Contact other parents

Understand children's rights and developmental laws

Simple and consistent care

Step-by-step strategy