WHAT IS AUTISM?
It is understood in the following process whether the individual has autism or not. An individual with autism does not show any symptoms as an infant. In the following process, the child who learns to speak may show some signs that he is an autistic individual.
Children with autism do not differ from normal people in terms of external appearance. An outsider may not easily realize that the person has autism.
However, after the person is contacted, it can be realized that an individual with autism is contacted from his state and movements, speech style.
Individuals with autism primarily experience communication problems within the family. They can’t keep up with the activities they do with their peers afterwards. In the future, it is possible that they will have difficulties in their school and business life.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF AUTISM?
Individuals with autism prefer to be alone and avoid communicating with others. They may remain unresponsive when contacted, or they may respond after a long time has passed.
They avoid making eye contact when talking, and their facial expressions, mannerisms, and movements are quite different from what they should be in a normal person; their feelings, attitudes and attitudes do not match each other.
For this reason, it is difficult to understand what mood they are in happy or sad. They always tend to speak in the same tone of voice. When they are excited, stressed, anxious, happy or unhappy, they always speak in the same tone.
It is very difficult to understand their momentary emotional states by listening to their conversations. They don’t go into an environment themselves and start a conversation.
Someone else always has to contact them. If others do not communicate with them, they will avoid communication unless it is absolutely essential that they need to communicate.
HOW IS AUTISM TREATED?
First of all, awareness should be provided to the person’s environment that he is a special person with autism. In particular, the family should learn how to treat a child with autism in a good way and do their best to bring the individual into society.
Because children with autism are different from other children, they may be subject to peer bullying at school. Therefore, teachers have a great job.
Other children should be taught that their friends with autism are a special person who is different from them, and they should be told in appropriate language that they should not mistreat them, but rather help them.
Every individual with autism is different. According to the degree of autism, some autistic people have mental retardation and some are advanced. Individuals with autism need to receive special therapy training in order to improve their social skills.
Some individuals with autism have very special abilities. They should be aware of what these abilities are and they should be trained in this field.
