| Until today, no real cure for autism has been | | | | erase wrong further accumulated sensor |
| detected. But an early and proper treatment | | | | information and induce reorganized sensory |
| could very much lessen the disruptive | | | | knowledge. |
| behavior and reduce the challenges parents | | | | |
| and physicians deal with due to the disorder. | | | | In case of problems dealing with the touch |
| An appropriate treatment might help autistic | | | | sense, the autistic patient will be helped to |
| patients to learn, develop certain skills and | | | | learn working with different kind of |
| get a specific rate of independency. | | | | materials and different textures. Listening |
| | | | to several sounds with different frequencies |
| Autism can be treated by occupational therapy | | | | might help autistics integrate noises. Many |
| that tries to improve patient's basic skills | | | | autistic children suffer from a |
| and functions like getting dressed on their | | | | hyper-reactivity to sounds and even receive |
| own, bathing or eating alone. Body movements | | | | them as painful. Therapists must carefully |
| can also be helped by different physical | | | | observe and understand the sensor needs of |
| exercises such as massaging. | | | | the patient in order to establish an |
| | | | efficient treatment. |
| A first step in the autism treatment is | | | | |
| helping these children to modify and improve | | | | Autistic children are most often emotionally |
| their behavior, which is usually lead by | | | | reduced and this estate affects also their |
| aggressiveness, repetitive and inappropriate | | | | social communication skills and desire. |
| actions. A new behavioral modification | | | | Therapists usually use a playing technique |
| method is the Applied Behavior Analysis based | | | | controlled by the child to help the |
| on the main idea that patients are more | | | | improvement of their emotional development. |
| likely to repeat a rewarded action than an | | | | Educational social stories are used to help |
| ignored one. Autistic children are helped to | | | | patients understand their own feelings and |
| learn hoe to sustain normal functions inside | | | | manage with them. They are also taught to |
| their environment. | | | | understand others ideas and points of view. |
| | | | |
| The behavior modification methods deal with | | | | Another behavior modification method is the |
| highly professional ways of inducing certain | | | | communication therapy to teach small children |
| skills. All patients must learn how to react | | | | with autistic disorders how to develop their |
| and behave in a society; every particular | | | | language and show elder patients how to use |
| child needs a different therapy method | | | | verbal communication. A sustained speech |
| according to his needs and interests. A full | | | | therapy could even help some of the children |
| time intense care with a therapist and a | | | | to use language to communicate with the |
| caretaker is required for every single | | | | others. |
| patient. | | | | |
| | | | Autistic sufferers are taught hoe to express |
| Most autistics cannot integrate senses and | | | | ideas, wishes or concerns by using pictures. |
| suffer either from a hypo- or from | | | | The picture exchange communication system |
| hyperactivity of the sensor integrating | | | | allows autistics to interact with others by |
| organs. Sensor therapy is usually performed | | | | pictures representing ideas, items or even |
| by physical, occupational and speech | | | | activities. |
| therapists; they all must work together to | | | | |