| 1. Evaluating The Right Treatment When Dealing | | | | Try not to go in for different treatments |
| With Autism | | | | together, as there could be positive and negative |
| There are many types of treatment to choose | | | | effects, and you will not know which treatment is |
| from when dealing with autism – this could be | | | | helping and confusion can set in. You could go by |
| behavior patterns, biomedical or educational and | | | | past records as to the method to choose, but |
| even regarding food habits. But for a person who | | | | you will need to remember that autism hits each |
| has no insurance or who is not wealthy, the prices | | | | one differently and hence is difficult to |
| are formidable for treatment. The way that you | | | | comprehend. There are many new treatments, |
| can determine if your child is getting the best is to | | | | but they have not been able to determine the |
| do your own monitoring. This way you can see | | | | long term effects, so it is best to use your own |
| what works best for the child and if the | | | | judgement, and if there is no real improvement |
| treatment is actually producing results, and you | | | | then the only alternative is to discontinue |
| can eliminate other forms of treatment that are | | | | treatment. |
| not doing your child any good. | | | | It is not necessary to wait for 2 months to |
| The way to do an evaluation is to take into | | | | decide whether you should make a change in |
| account what the person’s skills are before | | | | treatment or not. You will need to watch out for |
| the start of treatment. To help you with this, the | | | | side effects, and if you find that the person is |
| Autism Research Institute and other organizations | | | | extremely uncomfortable, and his progress is |
| will give you a checklist so that you can mark | | | | affected, then it will be necessary to discontinue |
| points for behavior, social skills and other illnesses | | | | treatment and go for a proven method which has |
| that are a part of autism. An autistic person is | | | | helped your child. Always bear in mind that the |
| able to function more as he grows older so | | | | child is growing just as any other normal person, |
| certain points will go towards growth. But, again, if | | | | then the treatment may not be effective any |
| this evaluation is done after a period of 2 months, | | | | more. If you need to make a change to |
| you can take the positives and compare them to | | | | something new, always speak to your doctor, so |
| the previous list, and this will tell you whether the | | | | that he will advise you as to what is healthy and |
| treatment has proved effective. | | | | permissible for your child. |
| 2. Try One Treatment At A Time | | | | |