1 to 2 years old is the best age to judge.
Although the youngest autistic patient is only 3 months old, it is not easy to see whether the baby who is a few months old has autism tendency. The average parent can only see the abnormal behavior of the baby after 1 year. Zou Xiaobing, director of the Children's Developmental Behavior Research Center of the Third Hospital of Sun Yat-sen, said that the best age to judge is 1 to 2 years old. If children at home can't speak until they are 2 years old, they should have an autism test immediately after hearing and pronunciation organs are removed.
Children who are diagnosed with autism only after 5 years old have a greater impact on autism. In Zou Xiaobing, thousands of autistic people, even those in their twenties, can't use the simplest tools in life and yell at things that don't go well, let alone go out to work and fall in love normally.
Parents' diagnosis of autism: look at the eyes
It is difficult to communicate with autistic children, and they often answer irrelevant questions and talk to themselves. But Zou Xiaobing pointed out that actually judging autism, it is more important to look at the eyes than to listen to him.
If children have autism, they have little eye contact with others and only care about what they are interested in. But this kind of interest is usually very strange, for example, before and after going out, you must do a complete set of rituals, otherwise you will make a fuss. What you want is not to look your parents in the eyes and say it, but to realize it like an inanimate object.
Children born before the age of 30 have a lower risk of autism.
Although autism plagues many families, unfortunately, the cause of autism is still unclear. After years of research, experts have summed up several preventive experiences. Although it is not completely guaranteed that the baby will not be autistic, it has a good preventive effect. Not only autism, but also other diseases related to fetal development can be prevented by these methods.
First of all, parents should try not to be over 30, especially their fathers. In the study of autism, it is found that fathers of autistic children usually have older children.
The second is to avoid catching a cold during pregnancy and increase the chances of taking medicine. Drugs have a great influence on fetal development, and expectant mothers should try their best to ensure good health.
Finally, keep a good mood. When the fetus is 4 months old, it can understand the mother's emotions. Excessive anxiety, stress and other negative emotions will affect the neural development of the fetus.
Children who look at their mouths but not their eyes affect social interaction.
According to the research of Yale Medical College, two-year-old autistic children like to look at other people's mouths, not their eyes. This result will be the standard to judge the severity of autism and even social disorder.
In infancy and even in life, eye contact is an important way to express and gain feelings and thoughts. Researchers use an instrument called an eye tracker to record the places that babies like to see when communicating with their mothers or people who often take care of them. Finding out whether children like to look into other people's eyes can predict their social adaptability and communication skills. The less you watch, the worse your social skills. The researchers explained that looking at the mouth more than looking at the eyes may be to find material needs rather than social connections, which hinders communication with others.
It is understood that this method will be used to diagnose autism and social disorders in infants, and find signs of autism as early as possible before infants learn to speak skillfully.
Family training is the most important treatment for autism.
The treatment of autism depends not on medication, but on training, just like ordinary diseases. Zou Xiaobing reminded that the so-called nutrition and health products and brain-strengthening drugs have no therapeutic effect on autism at all, but can at most strengthen the body. Parents should not rush to the hospital.
Formal autism treatment should be carried out in the training room. Through behavioral and physical training, children can gradually learn various life skills and communicate with others normally. The level of training directly affects the effect of children's treatment. The most important thing in autism training is family training. A good doctor will teach you how to train your children at home, otherwise the effect is doubtful.
Autism is not an incurable disease, but a long process of treatment, but through training, children can completely return to normal life. "Children who are found early and trained well are no different from normal people after treatment. Even a seriously ill child can at least take care of himself. "
Autistic rationality can be an advantage in life.
When making decisions, we usually use two methods: relying on intuition and rational analysis. According to a study by University of London (UCL), autistic people are more inclined to rational analysis than ordinary people.
An interesting "selection trap" was set in the study. Normal people and people with autism and related diseases (ASD) were divided into two groups, and each person was given 50 pounds to make two choices. There are two options. The first is to choose A-take 20 pounds, and choose B-to take part in gambling, with a 40% chance of winning 50 pounds. Another plan is to choose a-MINUS 30 pounds, and choose b unchanged.
It turns out that among normal people, if the description of option A is "losing 30 pounds", they are more willing to participate in gambling, although the result is exactly the same. On the other hand, ASD is much less affected.
There is no doubt that intuition and rational analysis affect our decision-making at the same time. This tendency of autistic people is like a "double-edged sword". On the one hand, help them stick to their choices and avoid the influence of emotional fluctuations on decision-making. On the other hand, it also ignores the importance of intuition in interpersonal communication.
Researchers hope to learn more about people with autism and help them develop rational advantages.