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