Abnormal child clinic

AUTISM

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication. The disorder also includes limited and repetitive patterns of behavior. The term “spectrum” in autism spectrum disorder refers to the wide range of symptoms and severity.

A child with autism may have limited, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. Child may have problems with social interaction and communication skills, including any of these signs:

✓ Fails to respond to his or her name or appears not to hear you at times
✓ Resists cuddling and holding, and seems to prefer playing alone, retreating into his or her own world
✓ Has poor eye contact and lacks facial expression
✓ Doesn’t speak or has delayed speech, or loses previous ability to say words or sentences
✓ Can’t start a conversation or keep one going, or only starts one to make requests or label items
✓ Speaks with an abnormal tone or rhythm and may use a singsong voice or robot-like speech
✓ Repeats words or phrases verbatim, but doesn’t understand how to use them
✓ Doesn’t appear to understand simple questions or directions
✓ Doesn’t express emotions or feelings and appears unaware of others’ feelings
✓ Doesn’t point at or bring objects to share interest.

✓ Performs repetitive movements, such as rocking, spinning or hand flapping
✓ Performs activities that could cause self-harm, such as biting or head-banging
✓ Develops specific routines or rituals and becomes disturbed at the slightest change
✓ Has problems with coordination or has odd movement patterns, such as clumsiness or walking on toes, and has odd, stiff or exaggerated body language
Is fascinated by details of an object, such as the spinning wheels of a toy car, but doesn’t understand the overall purpose or function of the object
✓ Child is unusually sensitive to light, sound or touch, yet may be indifferent to pain or temperature
✓ Doesn’t engage in imitative or make-believe play
Fixates on an object or activity with abnormal intensity or focus.

Read More: Best Autism Treatment In India

ADHD

Children with ADHD may also struggle with low self-esteem, troubled relationships and poor performance in school. Symptoms sometimes lessen with age. However, some people never completely outgrow their ADHD symptoms. But they can learn strategies to be successful.

ADHD Treatment typically involves medications with Neurohomopathy.

✓ Fail to pay close attention to details or make careless mistakes in schoolwork
✓ Have trouble staying focused in tasks or play
✓ Appear not to listen, even when spoken to directly
✓ Have difficulty following through on instructions and fail to finish schoolwork.
✓ Have trouble organizing tasks and activities
✓ Avoid or dislike tasks that require focused mental effort, such as homework
✓ Lose items needed for tasks or activities, for example, toys, school assignments, pencils
✓ Be easily distracted
✓ Forget to do some daily activities, such as forgetting to do chores
✓ Fidget with or tap his or her hands or feet, or squirm in the seat
✓ Have difficulty staying seated in the classroom or in other situations
✓ Be on the go, in constant motion
✓ Run around or climb in situations when it’s not appropriate
✓ Have trouble playing or doing an activity quietly
✓ Talk too much
Blurt out answers, interrupting the questioner
✓ Have difficulty waiting for his or her turn
✓ Interrupt or intrude on others’ conversations, games or activities

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