There is no cure for autism, however there are number of therapies that can help child to live better quality of life. Autism treatment can help child to communicate better, better behavior, may have better social life. Overall treatment for autism works on all challenges child face.
A therapist usually have a session with child and parents. On basis of feedback of parents and by observing behavior of child, therapist make complete list of challenges a child is facing. Therapies/intervention are based on these challenges eg.. if child is having difficulty in doing day to day tasks occupational therapy is required, a child with speech delay need speech therapy. A child might need therapy for behavior modification etc.
Symptoms of autism varies child to child basis, some children might have very severe symptoms and other children might have mild symptoms. Overall goal of therapy is to improve quality of life of child. Children with severe autism symptoms can show signs which are evident of autism eg. development delay, flipping hands, no eye contacts, learning difficulty, behavior issues etc. However children with mild symptoms require assessment by professional itself.
There is no guaranteed success with autism therapy, however children often show improvement after therapy. There are various factors affecting success of therapy eg. age of diagnosis and age of staring therapy, severity of autism, individual ability and willingness to learn, support by parents and schools etc. Therapists usually don’t predict timeline and level of improvement in child.
Therapists basically set goals/milestones to achieve and track progress accordingly, if improvement is noted therapist follow same therapies, if there is no improvement or improvement below expectation usually either goals are revised or additional therapy is recommended. However some children may not improve at all. Your therapist is the right person to talk about condition of child.
If you suspect your child might have autism or other related disorder eg. speech delay, not meeting development milestones, it is good idea to get your child free assessment offered by our clinic. With free assessment outcome you will have better idea to understand condition of your child. You can ask your questions/concerns with therapist regarding your child condition. You can get in touch with us as follows.
Hope Center for speech therapy and autism
Building no-19, opposite A – Block Market Main Road, Gumtala Sub Urban, B – Block, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, Punjab 143001
Time 9 am to 7 pm
You can call us @ +91-9878296877
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