Autism
Autism affects approximately 190 000 Canadians. One in 165 children have ASD and the numbers are increasing each year. Autism has become the most common childhood neurological disorder in this country.
As infants, our senses play an extremely important role in how we perceive the world. These senses in infants are much more intense that that of adults. In children who have autism, this intensity is magnified even further to a point where it becomes too much and their sensory systems need to shut off the outside world in an attempt to protect themselves from this extreme stimulation.
Autism is a progressive developmental disorder where behavioural manifestation begin to typically show by the age of two. Although there are behavioural manifestations, autism is not a behaioural disorder, but a physical one. Children with autism behave the way they do because of biological imbalances existing on a neurological level.
Here are some questions you may ask to determine if your child may be at risk for autism:
- Does your 18 month old’s language development seem slow?
- Has your child lost words that they once mastered?
- Is (s)he unable to follow simple commands such as “Bring me your shoes?”
- When you speak to him/her, does (s)he look away rather than meet your gaze?
- Does your child not answer to his/her name?
- Do you or others suspect hearing loss?
- Does (s)he have an unusually long attention span?
- Does your often seem to be in their own world?
If you answered yes to these questions there may be a concern of a developmental delay
For a more extensive list of symptoms that may be associated with autism please visit the Autism Society of Canada.
Let"s take a look at some of the biomedical and naturopathic interventions for autism.
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