| Is Autism Curable? | | | | modification techniques: These techniques help in |
| We are hopeful. A few decades back, the world | | | | eliminating aggressive, repetitive and undesirable |
| considered cancer as a disease with no answer; | | | | behavior displayed often by autistic individuals. |
| today, it is both curable and preventable up to | | | | Positive reinforcement being the key word in |
| quite an extent. So while autism has no | | | | most of these techniques, they involve |
| completely preventable or curable measures, it is | | | | scientifically structured activities under the |
| possible to diminish the effects of this (in)famous | | | | supervision of one or more behavioral therapists. |
| bio-neurological disability. Results have shown | | | | Usually, these sessions are one-on-one by nature.ii. |
| certain therapies allowing autistic individuals interact | | | | Sensory integration therapy: This is a therapy that |
| and communicate with an immediate environment | | | | exposes autistic individuals to a varied range of |
| satisfactorily; therefore, we may expect | | | | sensory stimuli. It helps in triggering the right |
| advanced behavior modification and nutritional | | | | responses from an autistic individual, who in turn |
| counseling procedures to deliver greater results in | | | | learns to react appropriately to a given situation.iii. |
| future. | | | | Play therapy: Strictly for autistic children, play |
| Effective measures to treat Autism | | | | therapies involve role-playing and telling stories, |
| Those who are facing absolute trauma with a | | | | which in turn, encourage an autistic child to |
| near and dear one affected by autism must | | | | actuate his or her imagination, thus improving |
| know that it is possible to turn an autistic person | | | | overall social interaction abilities.iv. Communication |
| into a highly productive social entity through | | | | therapy: This is for improving the usage of |
| occupational therapy; however, that takes time, | | | | language in an autism patient for communicating |
| patience and a lot of concern. For better results, | | | | thoughts efficiently. Speech therapy makes an |
| treatment for autism requires employing physical | | | | important component in communication therapy. |
| therapies alongside; unless the body gets used to | | | | Often it is blended with PECS (picture exchange |
| certain exercise regimens, an autistic individual | | | | communication systems) to enhance usage of |
| cannot control his or her body movements the | | | | visual cues. |
| right way. Thus, autism requires a combination of | | | | Treatments for Autism: The Conclusion |
| therapies to bring out the maximum results along | | | | Although expensive (10% for medical care, 30% |
| with the medications | | | | for care and education and 60% for the lost |
| Anti-convulsions, antidepressants, stimulants, | | | | economic productivity of patients and their family |
| anti-psychotics or hyperbaric oxygen treatment). | | | | members) and complex, the treatments for |
| Single treatments fail to deliver the best results | | | | autism vary with both age and location of the |
| and combination therapies require a tailored | | | | patients and this is the prime reason behind why |
| approach. | | | | the same treatment procedures offer varied |
| Autism treatment measures: In Briefi. Behavior | | | | results from individual to individual. |