Hi everyone, would like to say I am feeling better but I’m not,
ok I am slightly better enough to do this post this morning, yesterday if the
post hadn’t already been written I wouldn’t have posted anything I felt that
awful.
Well, it’s Thursday and time for me to tell you a little bit
more about autism spectrum disorder or ASD like there are many characteristics
of ASD and they fall into two broad areas.
Those being difficulty with social interactions and
communication and restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests.
Both I have seen in my grandchild (Sam) since a very young age. Below
is a list of the common signs and traits of ASD in children some of which apply
to Sam many do not.
Sam has several friends who he not only hangs out with at school
but during the school holidays as well.
The common signs and traits of ASD in children include the
following:
lack of social or emotional exchanges like
pointing, smiling, showing you things
lack of non-verbal communication such as nodding
and shaking head, using hand gestures
difficulty developing and maintaining relationships
appropriate to their age, such as peer play, lack of close friends
delayed expressed speech and understanding of
speech
lack of eye contact when speaking
loss of language skills at any age
excessively following routines, patterns or
behaviour, and becoming distressed at changes
stereotyped or repetitive speech
using objects in unusual ways, such as rolling
wheels before eyes
movements, such as flapping hands, toe walking
strongly reacting to sensory input such as sound, pain or
textures
restricted or fixated interests. This might be only playing with
certain toys or talking about certain topics
having difficulty managing emotions, such as
frequent and long tantrums
Adults with ASD may struggle with
time management, they often feel isolated and have difficulty paying attention
are anxious in social settings feel overwhelmed easily. They may also have
trouble with relationships and may pay to much attention to details overlooking
the bigger picture.
Well that will do it for this post
more to come next week.
Interesting, so many disorders these days, Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling a little improved.
Oh yeah there are so many disorders most I don't know about
DeleteAs I read through some of the signs of autism, I'm almost positive that one little boy I knew in my childhood demonstrated what I would see now as autistic traits, like obsessively repeating words or hand flapping. I do hope that he turned out okay.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jo-Anne!
I think in days passed those with mild autism were just thought of as odd
DeleteHopefully you'll feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to you
Thanks, yesterday I felt good, today I don't, I feel awful again
DeleteSo difficult to deal with but then imagine how difficult it would be to actually have it.
ReplyDeleteI agree it would be hard for people to live with and cope day after day
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