Levels of autism
Autism diagnosis and assessment in Jalandhar
Autistic children are not the same, we cannot say that all autistic children are the same. Autistic children have different symptoms and different levels. Work is done on them according. If we are making the same strategies for one child and we are applying the same strategies for another child as well, without identifying their level, then we are wasting our hard work and time.
Because until we understand which strategies will work according to the child's level, there are very few chances of any improvement in the child. That is why the child should learn by making things easier and adapting them to the same level. So that the child can understand it well, because the full name of autism is Autism Spectrum Disorder, we call it spectrum because there are varieties in it.
Three areas are affected in autism. Socialism, communication, repeated behaviour, in this also all children may have more or less behaviour. That is why we see that some children can do all the work well. They make good eye contact while going to school. But some children are not able to make eye contact or do anything at all. That is why many varieties are seen in children. How can we know which variety our child falls into?
Autism support for children in Jalandhar
What is his level? That is why sometimes the expectations of parents also increase a lot. Parents search the internet or look for many centers. When parents read success stories of autistic children, they think that their child can also do all this. Parents start comparing their children with other autistic children. That is why when autism is diagnosed, the doctor diagnoses autism according to the level. Doctors divide autism into 3 levels.
Level 1,2,3. First of all, we need to keep in mind that autism is one, but the levels are different. If there is autism, then three areas will be affected: communication, socialization, repetitive behaviour, and autism level. In this, the child is less affected. It means that communication, socialization, and repeated behaviour are found in smaller amounts in the child; we can say that the child has mild autism. In this four to five problems are found in children. When the child grows up then parents feel that there is some problem with their child. In this, the child can communicate, but is unable to maintain the communication.
As soon as the child starts communicating, he starts talking off topic. They make friends but are unable to maintain friendships. They also make friends in school and make good eye contact, but they need full support to maintain friendships. In this, the child is verbal, and this is called mild level autism. Now, let's talk about level 2, which we call moderate autism. It affects a little more than mildly. In this, the child can be verbal as well as nonverbal, and if he is verbal, then the child will not be able to speak in sentences.
Speech and occupational therapy for autism, Jalandhar
He speaks in fewer sentences.s In this, the child will repeat what you are saying. They are unable to make friends. They need support. These children go to school, but even there, they need complete supervision. They are unable to make eye contact and cannot speak in sentences. Meaning they are unable to make eye contact for a long time. Many times they are unable to give a name response also.
We can say that they are more affected by mild autism. They need a little more support. Compared to mild level autism, level 3 autism has a more severely affected area. This is called severe autism. They are mostly nonverbal. Very few verbal ones are found. If they are verbal then they can be need-based and they speak only in one or two words. They can speak very few sentences. Eye contact is very little, and their name response is also very little. Their sensory issues are very high, and due to these sensory issues, they also exhibit some repetitive behavior.
They do a lot of head shaking, clapping, and hand flapping. This repeated behavior is also found in moderate autism, but it is found less often in it. But it is very visible in it and can be noticed quickly. If you are meeting someone, then just by looking at the child, you can observe that the child is having some problems. These can be noticed very quickly. Socialization and communication are very low. If someone comes to the house, they are found to be less friendly and follow instructions, but they need a lot of support. So these three levels of autism are mild, moderate, and severe,
which is why it has been divided so that we can keep all this in mind while doing therapy with the child. So, this gives the therapist an idea of the level of the child and how to work with him. How can he be taught easily? Parents also get an idea of how much their expectations are and how much effort they have to put in. But it is important to understand that an autistic child can rarely be cured completely. There is a lot of improvement in children.
