Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Having a child given a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a very stressful event for parents. It is imperative to understand that there is much that can be done for both parent and the child. From the current literature we know that parents of children diagnosed with autism worry about many things like lifetime dependency to family dissonance. We know that these parents are distressed and angry, the parents of children with more unusual behaviors feel a lot more stressed than the parents of children with fewer unusual behaviors. However, having a strategy to approach it correctly and to get the best possible help for your child is probably the most important step, one can take to relieve stress and to aid the child’s development.

      Autism is a disability that can create a barrier between the individual and his or her friends, family, and community. This disability often interferes with an individual’s ability to communicate, interact with others, engage in play or leisure skills, and to relate to the world around them. People with autism may exhibit repetitive movements, have unusual responses to people, be resistant to change and demonstrate aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior.

Many of us have heard about Autism, also knows as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Some have a family member, a friend, or know someone who has ASD. Increasingly it is becoming a more common disability. “Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the U.S” (Autism Speaks). Autism has no respect for gender, race, social class and or ethnicity. “Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that involves abnormal development and function of the brain.” (Autism Center of Excellence) People who have autism have a lot of difficulties with social skills, communication and also will develop behavior issues. These behavior problems of an individual with autism can vary at times and can go from mild to severe. According to the Autism Science Foundation it says,” Many people with the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations. The thinking and learning abilities of people with ASD can vary—from gifted to severely challenged.” The causes and symptoms, as well as the diagnosis, and the treatments of autism vary.

A child’s diagnoses of autism affects the every member of a family. Parents or guardians must place their full attention on helping their child with autism. This may cause marriage problems or stress on other children, work, responsibilities, finances etc. They must shift their focus to their child and also provide money and time for treatments. Although the child may never have to feel

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences. For grown-ups, an autism diagnosis may get alleviation terms of a clarification for their long lasting battles, for parents, the principal months in the wake of discovering that their youngster has a formative issue can be enthusiastic, confounding and testing. A kid 's autism diagnosis influences each individual from the family in various ways. Guardians/parental figures should now put their essential concentrate on helping their kid with ASD, which may put weight on their marriage, other

This hardships and struggles were focused on their child’s tantrums that are present in the condition ASD and how they cope up with it. Participants also described having to make lifestyle transitions in their life. One lifestyle transitions affected their careers for them to focus more in taking care of their child. Family activities and relationships with their non-affected children was also affected being involved in a child with autism. It was shown in the study how autism spectrum disorder give an impact in the primary caregivers’ life and his/her family. The findings suggest that professionals need to engage more with families when conveying a diagnosis of autism, particularly with families that is financially unstable. Thus, the findings suggest that there is a need to inform the future families who may experience the involved responsibilities of having an autistic child.This study gave several recommendations to three particular subjects the Families /Primary Caregivers, Government and the Community. All these subjects are selected for the enlightenment of this topic which is autism spectrum disorder(ASD). The findings from this study therefore provide hope and encouragement for parents of children with autism in particular, but also for parents raising children with intellectual disabilities

When people hear Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) they think right away about the child. Does anyone think about the parents of these children and the journey they are about to embark on? Did you? My research will focus on the families of these children and how they are affected by raising an ASD child. How does the stress impact a mother and father, physically, emotionally and mentally? Raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the most difficult challenges a family can face. Do these parents have any hope that society can support them, and their ASD child effectively?

Autism affects a wide variety of people around the world and the symptoms are as diverse as the people diagnosed. The care of these people normally falls on their relatives. This causes a rift in the relationship between the autistic children and their families due to the special needs of the children. Autism affects all ages and the children do not understand why they are labeled different or how to handle situations. This leads to a strain on the family as well as a multitude of things associated with autism.

People with autism suffer from a range of problems in their everyday life, not just those describe at the top. For example, people with autism have physical are sensitive or lack sensitivity to textures, tastes, sounds, light or smells and due to this they can become emotionally overwhelmed and tune out or break down. When it comes to social skills they give very little or no eye contact, become very resistant to being held or even touched, and prefers to be alone or is overly friendly and this leads to behaviors, which frustration is shown in unusual ways, unusual attachments to objects, etc. However their is not only one type of ASD, there are 5 different types of autism. The first type is "Asperger 's Syndrome" which is the mildest form of autism due to the high functioning and good verbal skills performance. The second type is " Autistic Disorder" which is when the patient meets the

Parron and colleagues conducted a study where children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) were asked to recognise biological motion through the use of PLDs (point light displays). They aimed to find whether high functioning children with autism showed the same specific problem with perceiving emotional material in PLDs in comparison to typically developing children. Secondly, they wanted to explore the degree performance on these tasks and whether it is comparable to high functioning adults with ASD. The use of PLDs depicted different motions depending on the four conditions which included, a person’s actions, subjective states, emotional condition and everyday objects. Participants were asked to describe the PLD as accurately as

Family counseling, support groups, psychotherapy, early intervention and much more can be provided to families that have children with Autism. Family counseling can help the parents deal with their communication, marital issues, sibling concerns. Psychotherapy will be able to help the family deal with their emotional impact that having a child with Autism takes on them. Finding support groups whether it be within the community or information provided by family doctors, therapists, etc. in order to help the families build relationships and find clarity and guidance from others who have similar situations. There are various support services that are required and available for individuals with Autism whether it be living at home, supervised

Dr. Seuss once wrote “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” The world has an opinion quite the opposite of this. If a person acts different than the rest of the word they are categorized as strange or “unfit” to be with the rest of the society. This was also the categorization of children with autism until recently in the United States. Views regarding these kids have changed over time; influence from the environment has had a great impact on these changes. The views of these children now and what teachers in the 21st century need to do to help them are key to not reliving the past.

For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developing language was taken as a major goal (Lim & Draper, 2011; Lim, 2009; Paul, 2008; Prinzant & Wetherby, 2005; Sundberg & Michael, 2001) and music as a part of therapy was an accepted approach (Lim & Draper, 2011; Lim, 2010a; Adamek, Thaut & Furman, 2008; Kaplan & Steele, 2005; Buday 1995; Hoskins, 1998).

Children and adolescents on the autistic spectrum are often not receiving the proper education that will accommodate to their needs. In today’s society there is a large number of schools, teachers, and administration that are lacking to give these students with special needs a valuable education that will help them through everyday life and in their near future. Autism is a growing diagnosis, it is a developmental disorder that affects how children comprehend and obtain information. “People with autism engage in repetitive or obsessive actions and interests, struggle to communicate and have difficulty relating to others and to the world around them” (Swartz). It is a neurological condition and is not treatable but there are several different

Learning to sleep through the night is something that all children have to do. But its often a much more difficult process for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is very common among kids with ASD to have challenges with sleep. Setting up a good schedule and setting a clear expectations and having is clear rules that parents follow through with. A survey study was done in which parents were questioned about sleep problems in their children with ASD. The current range quoted was about 50% to 80% of children with ASD have some sort of significant sleep problems. The survey study shows good evidence that sleep problems tend to persist in kids with ASD from the youngest stage into adolescents and adulthood. So it’s just not a problem