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Autism Therapy

Autism Therapy

Children with Autism (ASD) come to us at Crafting Lives at varying ages and at different levels of severity. Depending upon the diagnosis and thorough assessment of the child, the line of intervention is chosen. It is always seen that early intervention has been a major determinant for later development. We have experienced that when children come as early as 1.5-2.5 years, they show the best development across domains. ASD is a spectrum, hence presents itself differently in different individuals. Still, there are some common characteristics and lines of intervention, which are given as under.

Autism is a typical neuro-developmental disorder that generally appears during the first three years of life. It mainly affects brain areas controlling language, social interaction and abstract thought.  Other characteristics associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines and unusual responses to sensory experiences.

Autism Therapy

Common Red Flags Of Autism

They may also show problems in non-verbal communication like through hand gestures, eye contact and facial expressions. They may also be unable to understand body language and nuances of vocal tones.

Infants with autism show less attention to social stimuli, smile and look at others less often, and most of them do not understand normal social cues and find even simple social games challenging. These children also have difficulty understanding other people’s beliefs, attitudes, and emotions.

People with autism usually have varying degrees of restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior and interests. This stereotypical pattern poses challenges for the adult trying to work with him/her.

These vary in autism from mild to severe hypo or hypersensitivities. This often results in people with autism covering their ears, avoiding or reacting negatively to brightly lit areas, or on the other hand crashing hard into sofas and craving strong bear hugs.

Many autistic children exhibit severely disruptive behavior mostly in the form of self-injuries, where the child purposely inflicts physical damage to his body. Most common of these are head banging and self-biting of hands and wrists.

Autism Therapy

Intervention Approaches

As the characteristics of children with autism fall on a large spectrum from mild to moderate to severe, intervention with them also needs to consider these disparities. Hence no single line of intervention is adapted for all children and always has to be individually planned depending on thorough assessment of the child. Some of the intervention methods typically adopted in Autism Therapy are:

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Occupational therapy techniques

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Group Therapy

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Speech Therapy Center

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Language Therapy

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Behavior Therapy

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Sensory Integration Therapy

Sensory Integration Therapy

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