How to train an autistic child

Many parents will become very distressed if their children have autism. They have no idea how to train their babies. This disease cannot be cured immediately. Relevant treatment measures should be adopted and persisted for a long time to improve the condition. If necessary, psychological counseling should be provided to the baby so that the treatment will be better.

Principles of autism treatment: ① Early detection and early treatment. ① The earlier the treatment age, the more obvious the improvement; ② Promote family participation and let parents become collaborators or participants in treatment. The child, child health care physician, parents and teachers, psychologists and the society should participate in the treatment process together to form a comprehensive treatment team.

③Adhere to a comprehensive treatment training program that focuses on non-drug treatment and supplements it with drug treatment, with the two promoting each other; ④The treatment plan should be individualized, structured and systematic. ⑤ Provide treatment based on the child's condition and adjust the treatment plan at any time based on the treatment response; ⑤ Pay attention to the child's physical health and prevent other diseases while providing treatment and training; ⑥ Adhere to treatment and persevere.

Several consensus points on autism treatment:

①There is no specific drug treatment for autism. Early diagnosis and early intervention can improve the prognosis of autism. Therefore, it is generally believed that the younger the age, the better the effect of autism treatment. However, there is no age cutoff point so far. In fact, some patients do improve at an older age.

② Countries around the world, especially developed countries, have established many special education and training curriculum systems for autism. The aforementioned main training methods each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no evidence to show that any one therapy is significantly better than another. At present, various methods tend to merge with each other.

③Since there is no specific treatment for autism, there are currently hundreds of alternative therapies. These therapies lack evidence-based medicine and should be used with caution. A small number of autistic children who do not receive special training and treatment may be able to improve themselves, and the claimed effectiveness of some therapies may be related to this.

(2) Antidepressants: This type of drug can improve the stereotyped repetitive behaviors of this disease, improve mood, and relieve obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Cholinesterase inhibitors (25 mg-150 mg/day), sertraline (25 mg-150 mg/day), and fluvoxamine (50-200 mg/day) can be used. This type of medicine should also be taken in small doses initially, and the dosage should be gradually increased based on symptom improvement and adverse drug reactions.

(3) Central nervous system stimulants or clonidine are suitable for children with attention disorders and hyperactivity symptoms. For medication instructions, please refer to the relevant content in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

(3) Drugs that improve and promote brain cell function and are related to mental retardation.