Christo Ananth, Magazine Article, “Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder”, ISBN: 978-81-910754-4-1,

TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER How Autism is being Treated

OCTOBER 2019

Christo Ananth, AMA International University, Bahrain

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THERE’S NO CURE !

There's no 'solution' for ASD. Nonetheless, a scope of expert instructive and conduct projects can assist youngsters with ASD. It tends to be hard to tell which mediation will work best for your kid in light of the fact that every individual with ASD is influenced in an unexpected way. A few sorts of mediation can include long stretches of escalated work, and this isn't constantly feasible for some families in view of the useful, enthusiastic and money related duties important. The National Autistic Society site has data about the a wide range of systems and approaches accessible for ASD.

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THE SOLUTION Any mediation should concentrate on significant parts of your kid's advancement. These are: • elational abilities for example, utilizing pictures to help impart (as discourse and language aptitudes are normally fundamentally deferred) • social collaboration aptitudes for example, the capacity to comprehend other individuals'

sentiments and react to them • Innovative play aptitudes for example, empowering imagine play scholarly aptitudes – the "customary" abilities a kid needs to advance with their instruction, for example, perusing, composing and maths • The point by point evaluation, the executives and coappointment of care for kids and

youngsters with ASD ought to include neighborhood pro network based multidisciplinary groups (now and then called "nearby mental imbalance groups") cooperating.

Psychological treatments • If your child's behaviour is causing problems, they'll be assessed for possible triggers, such as a physical health condition, mental health problem, or environmental factors.

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• a pediatrician • mental heath pros, for example, a clinician and specialist

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ASD also has a mental health problem, such as anxiety, a psychological treatment may be offered.

• a learning inability expert • a discourse specialist

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• a word related advisor • training and social consideration administrations

• Psychological treatments, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), involve talking to a trained therapist about thoughts and feelings, and discussing how these affect behaviour and well being.

• Neighborhood mental imbalance groups ought to guarantee that each youngster or a youngster determined to have ASD has a caseworker or key laborer to oversee and co-ordinate their treatment, care and backing, just as their change into grown-up care.

• The Research Autism site gives subtleties of the a wide range of kinds of mental imbalance mediations, medicines and treatments.

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MEDICATION FOR ASD sleeping problems – this may be treated with melatonin depression – this may be treated with medication known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) epilepsy–this may be treated with a type of medication called an anticonvulsant attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – this may be treated with a medication such as methylphenidate aggressive and challenging behaviour, such as tantrums or self-harming – this may be treated with a type of medication called antipsychotic if the behaviour is severe or psychological treatments haven't helped Learn more

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ASD is not a disorder in itself, but the negative effects can become a disorder and create problems for the individual or his/hers surrounding, which need to be attended to You can, however, do a lot to help people live life the best they can with support, understanding, therapy and timely access to appropriate services

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TREATMENTS NOT RECOMMENDED A number of alternative treatments have been suggested for ASD. However, these should be avoided, because there's little or no evidence that they're effective and some may even be potentially dangerous.

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special diets – such as gluten-free or casein-free diets

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neurofeedback – where brain activity is monitored (usually by placing electrodes on the head) and the person being treated can see their brain activity on a screen and is taught how to change it

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auditory integration training – a therapy that involves listening to music that varies in tone, pitch and volume

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chelation therapy – which uses medication or other agents to remove metal (in particular, mercury) from the body

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hyperbaric oxygen therapy – treatment with oxygen in a pressurised chamber

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facilitated communication – where a therapist or another person supports and guides a person's hand or arm while using a device such as a computer keyboard or mouse

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