Hola Mamá y Papá
Hello Mum and Dad
Many of us, who today live with "Autism", have had the task of searching and treating our children a little by groping and many others in an empirical way through our own observations and discoveries. Many times we are blessed to meet excellent professionals who with their knowledge offer us more clarity in this tunnel that sometimes becomes very dark; however, we know that as this is a spectrum that manifests itself in individuals and that as we are not all the same, there will be traits that may resemble and be treated in the same way but there will also be others that we will have to discover for ourselves. Within this context, for some time now I have made it my task to help all those parents who wish to do so with my experience and with the information that has been useful to me, without having a child with this condition being a requirement for this.
- Los niños con autismo pueden tener dificultades para hablar o para comprender el lenguaje. Pueden usar gestos en lugar de hablar, o pueden tener dificultades para iniciar o mantener una conversación.
- Los niños con autismo muestran dificultades en el comportamiento social. Pueden presentar dificultades para interrelacionarse otros niños. Se muestran cómodos estando solos, o pueden tener dificultades para comprender el lenguaje no verbal, como el gesto o el contacto visual. Aunque esto es lo que de forma general sucede, en el caso particular de mis gemelos, desde bien pequeños se han relacionado muy bien y en su idioma particular se comunican casi perfectamente. Es un verdadero show verlos reírse entre sí con cierta picardía y la complicidad que generalmente se da entre gemelos.
Let's remember that, as long as we face this condition in time, we will be able to manage it more fluently and we could even talk about improving significantly the quality of life of children with autism. For this reason, we need to be attentive to certain signs that will allow us to have a better vision of the panorama.
Although they may be almost imperceptible and some children may show some traits until 18 months and older, some parents might describe it as a developmental delay.
Children with autism show difficulties in social behaviour. They may have difficulty interacting with other children. They may be comfortable being alone, or they may have difficulty understanding non-verbal language, such as gesture or eye contact. Although this is generally the case, in the particular case of my twins, from a very young age they have related very well and in their particular language they communicate almost perfectly. It is a real show to see them laughing with each other with a certain mischievousness and the complicity that usually happens between twins.
- Suelen presentar acciones repetitivas o comportamientos rutinarios. Los niños con autismo tienen, en la mayoría de los casos intereses muy específicos. Suelen centrarse en que las cosas se hagan de una determinada manera, y presentar movimientos repetitivos, como balancearse o sacudir las manos.
They often exhibit repetitive actions or routine behaviours. Children with autism have, in most cases, very specific interests. They tend to focus on having things done in a certain way, and have repetitive movements, such as rocking or shaking hands.
- Presentan también hipersensibilidad ante los estímulos. Los sonidos pueden afectarlos notoriamente por esto suelen llevarse las manos a los oídos cuando esto ocurre, de igual forma las luces y algunos olores se vuelven insoportables para algunos.
They are also hypersensitive to stimulation. Sounds can affect them notoriously, which is why they tend to put their hands to their ears when this happens, and lights and some smells become unbearable for some.
- Son poco afectos al contacto físico debido a esto no se recomienda obligar a nuestros niños a dar o recibir besos o abrazos, incluyendo a los que provienen de los propios familiares.
They are not very fond of physical contact, which is why it is not recommended to force our children to give or receive kisses or hugs, including those coming from their own family members.
Among the most significant traits is the fact that they seem to be in "THEIR OWN WORLD", which is totally false. The fact that they don't seem to be paying attention doesn't mean that they don't pay attention. The fact that they don't look you in the eye when you talk to them doesn't mean that they don't see you either, it is simply that they have their own way of seeing and understanding things. In this context, the worst thing we can do is to exclude them by saying the classic phrase "Let them be", or to want them to understand what we want to tell them or make them understand. It is our duty to go to where we think they are, to get out of our comfort zone and do our best to understand what they need, so that we can then create links between them and us.
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