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