autism and child development-Part Four

Behavioral deficits are as follows:
· Autistic child there is little or no perceived language- neither speech, nor can it be expressed. They may be dumb or if present speech she eholalichna in the sense that the child repeat like a parrot what others or what they heard on TV. Receptive speech is also impaired because the child is able to respond only to simple commands / "sit", "eat", "shut the door", etc. / But not abstract speech as metoimeniya / mine, yours, his, hers, etc. / or words for time / first, last, etc. /. Inability of the child to express or understand the language is the most common complaint they have parents. These problems can be indifitsirat in the second year of life.
· The child behaves as if there is visible sensory / perceptual deficit, ie behaves as if it were blind, deaf, but careful examination revealed intact sensory modalities. Parents complain that their children have extreme difficulties with attention. Usually they do not maintain eye contact with their parents and do not pay proper head in the direction of people talking.
· Autistic children usually do not build close relationships with their parents. This is evident even during the first few months of life when parents complain that their child likes to nuzzle and can effectively resist physical contact stiffness back or seeking to escape from the arms of their parents.
· Autistic children do not play with toys as their peers. They are not interested and do not spend time playing with them. If you still play with toys, it is often as strange Sensory turn the truck and spin the wheels, wear a piece of rope twisted obsessively bear doll to make it smell or suck. Inability to play with toys can be registered in the second year of life.
· Playing with friends can be missing or severely restricted. It is possible that the child shows no interest or ability to play games, largely unaware of the presence of other children, unless it is involved in a game like "davam- take '' this feature is also a very very distinct in the second year of life.
· Autistic children often delayed or even fail ordinary self-help skills. They have trouble learning to dress themselves, use the toilet and eat unaided. Similarly have large deficits in recognizing common dangers i8 should be monitored closely, not posradat when crossing the street in heavy traffic or playing with electrical appliances, etc.
Behavioral excesses:
· Autistic children exhibit a significant amount of temper tantrums and aggression. Aggression can sometimes be directed at them samite- they bite, hit his head against the wall, to prick face. Another time aggression directed towards others. Most parents complain that their children are almost unmanageable, have a low tolerance for frustration and react to even minor discomfort with anger.