According to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Cuong - Department of High-Quality Clinic - Psychology, Children's Hospital 2, autism or autism spectrum disorder is a form of neurodegenerative - psychological development disorder in children. Children with autism spectrum disorder can behave, communicate, interact and learn in different ways than most people.
Some children are self-conscious and do not speak or speak much later than their peers. There are cases where children speak at the right age but do not use language to communicate but only repeat other people's words. This can easily cause parents to miss out or misunderstand that children are slow to speak simply.
In addition, parents often tend to ignore when their children do not react when called out by name, do not point their hands at a request, have little eye contact or have repetitive Hobies. Parents may mistake children as shy or difficult to handle instead of being susceptible to autism, affecting the treatment process.
Therefore, parents should take their children to see a psychologist for early professional assessment and timely support if the 12-month-old child is not voiceless or cannot communicate by gesture, the 16-month-old child cannot speak from a petition, the 24-month-old child cannot speak meaningful phrases.
In addition, there are also signs that need to be noted such as children having skills but then retreating, children not being interested in interacting with others, having repetitive behaviors, limiting interests.
Doctor Nguyen Thanh Sang - Head of the Department of High-Quality Psychology Clinic of Children's Hospital 2 - commented that there is currently no single factor that determines the progress of an autistic child. It requires a combination of many factors such as medical intervention, psychological support, special education and family companionship. However, the most important factor is family companionship.
Parents are the ones who have been with children the longest. When children have autism, they not only need support from doctors or experts for a few treatments, but also need a loving, patient and consistent environment from the family.
