Autism - Living With Autism

Autism - Living With Autism

Author: Rachel Evans

Do you know children affected with autism find it difficult to
communicate and to become socialized? There are two notions
about the existence of autism. One thought is that autism is
due to a bio-chemical imbalance, and the other notion is it is
a psychological disorder. The autism-affected children seldom
communicate with others except to fulfill their needs.

Autism spectrum disorders can be called an umbrella term since
it covers classic autism, pervasive developmental disorder
(PDD), and Asperger’s syndrome. Autism can be termed a spectrum
disorder as the intensity and the number of the symptoms of
autism differs from person to person. Autism causes impairments
in the people in three areas: social relationships,
communication, and restricted patterns of behavior. The
spectrum of autism can be classified as severely affected, less
able, and dependent on others. This also includes persons with
above-average intelligence and independence, but lacking social
skills.

Autism sufferers lack a proper response to social and
environmental stimulations. The affected child would be in a
separate world. The child’s communication will be very minimal
and he will not be able to communicate his emotions and
feelings properly.

Malabsorption is the most common problem noticed in autism.
Autism sufferers experience structural compromise and chronic
gastric inflammation in the digestive tract. The intestinal
absorption is delayed due to intestinal inflammation. The
specific symptoms of autism are restricted behaviors and
interests and this is even seen towards the food choices.
Self-limited and restricted diets are highly noticed in the
autism condition, which may cause deficiency in one or more
essential nutrients.

The commonly occurring deficiencies in the children suffering
from autism are Vitamin-A, Sulfate deficiency, calcium
deficiency, B12 deficiency, High copper: zinc ratio, etc.

There are numerous treatments available to cure the autism
condition in children. Initially, nutritional supplements are
offered to the child suffering from autism. This might be
followed by behavioral training. In general Vitamin B12 is
given as a supplement. The behavioral change noticed in autism
can be improved by giving suitable educational therapies, where
the child is motivated to give good response to the
environmental and social changes promptly.

Although it is easy to say that educational therapy is good for
autism patients, the children found difficult in learning the
task, and they will intercept the process and show aggressive
behavior to other people to avoid learning any new task.

In order to improve the autism behaviors, Magnesium in the form
of injections are given to the autism sufferers. Within 2-4
weeks of administration of Vitamin-B12, autism behaviors can be
reduced within 2 to 4 weeks. It can take more than 3 months for
some children to respond with Vitamin-B12. The autism child
with speech problems can be treated with Dimethylglycine (DMG)
for better results. DMG will improve the immune system of one’s
own body. Moreover, this improves frustration tolerance and eye
contact.

For negative attention-seeking behaviors of autism, it is
advisable to eliminate the behavior by giving attention to
desired behavior rather than the negative behavior.

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