Autism Interpersonal Intervention

Autism is a term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. Autism can be characterized by impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication and presence of restricted, repetitive behaviors. Individuals with Autism excel in visual skills, music, math and art and academic skills. The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with Autism are unique with each individual.

Autism is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain that is not caused by a single factor in the child’s life. Scientist have identified a number of rare mutations associated with autism which leads a small number of these to cause autism by themselves; however, many diagnosed cases appear to be caused by neurological,

Since medications affect children differently it is important to work with a health care professional who has experience in treating children with autism. The top four interventions include the following: Interpersonal Relationship Interventions, Skill-Based Interventions, Cognitive Interventions, and Physiological/Biological/Neurological Interventions. The interpersonal interventions seeks to facilitate affect, attachment, bonding, sense of relatedness. The skill based intervention is the most common method used by schools. It intends to develop and support functional demonstration of specific skills rather than to facilitate bonding. The cognitive intervention teaches individuals with Autism to monitor their own behavior and performance. The Physiological/Biological/Neurological Interventions address the neurological dysfunctions or problems thought to exist at the core of

Other children develop normally before suddenly losing social or language skills. In some children, a loss of language is the impairment. Parents are usually the first to notice something is wrong; unfortunately, there is often a significant delay in parents bringing their concerns to the doctor. Early signs of autism include the following: no big smiles or joyful expressions by 6 months, no back and forth sharing of sounds, and smiles by 9 months of age, not responding to their name by 12 months of age, not pointing at objects to show interest by 14 months, not playing pretend games by 18 months, avoiding eye contact and want to be alone, having trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings, have delayed speech and language skills, repeating words or phrases over and over, giving unrelated answers to questions, getting upset by minor changes, having obsessive interests. Typical infants are very interested in the world and people around them. By the first birthday, a typical toddler interacts with others by looking people in the eye, copying words and actions, and using simple gestures such as clapping and waving goodbye. Most toddlers show interests in social games like peekaboo and patacake; however, a young child with an Autism might have a very hard time learning to interact with other