Parents, Main Column Successful Therapy Autistic Children

 

If you have a child with autism, do not necessarily feel 'world ends'. With therapy, children with autism can live independently. Even they can excel with talent. Well, in therapy, parents are the main pillar of success.
"In addition to starting early, successful treatment of autistic children abak depends on the involvement of parents," said the founder of the Autism Community Care Indonesia (MPATI), Gayatri Pamoeji, in the book 200 Questions & Answers Regarding Autism.
Based on research and koegel koegel 2006, as the theory originally performed Rocissano and Yatcmink 1983, parental involvement is constantly providing more rapid progression in children with problems in communication or speech delay. Because parents are the person who best understands the character of the child, as well as deficiency and excess. In addition, parents also have more time with the children, rather than the therapist.
Gayatri itself is the mother of a child with autism. With painstaking, he guided his son. The result can be to drive a car. Not only that, Gayatri baby can even travel alone by using aircraft. Because it has the character of those observations that are so incredible, it's no wonder his son had a hobby of taking pictures.
Famous Presenter Farhan also have experience caring for children with autism. His eldest son was detected with autism since the age of 18 months. Autism is not pure, the son also had the concomitant hyperactivity disorder.
Farhan also did not deny that the diagnosis made distinction between the treatment of children.
"Berdiagnosis is dangerous because it can cause parents do labeling on their own children. Confront all children with the same mindset, but treatmentnya be different. Treatment of child A, child B and child C are different, not equal," said Farhan some time ago.
The son had to undergo several treatments such as behavioral intervention, cognitive, as well as sensory integration therapy to occupational therapy. Symptoms autisnya is now reduced, the child is still not aware of the dangers. So that the child is still crossing the road carelessly.
According to Farhan, there are 5 important things that need to be taught to autistic children to be independent, ie personal hygiene, recognizing healthy food, learn the norms and values ​​in the community, socialize and finally cognitive education.
"Think that this child should live independently one day, maybe not forever accompany anyone. So bekalilah him with the ability to survive," said Farhan.