Autism Symptoms In Toddlers Checklist

What is Autism?

Autism is known as a complex developmental disability. Experts believe that Autism presents itself during the first three years of a person’s life. The condition is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, affecting development of the person’s communication and social interaction skills.

People with autism have issues with non verbal communication, a wide range of social interactions, and activities that include an element of play or banter.

Autism children will exhibit in behavior not accordance with their age and do something without in expectations. For example, a child eleven years will show a raging behavior as a child of three years that they will hold a game and flicking game until destroyed or damaged.

Though each toddler with autism is likely to have a unique pattern of behavior, and it causes problems in the way a child develops, learns, and grows.  Areas affected by autism include delayed or disordered skills in:

1. Social Interaction – the way a child relates to others.
2. Language – the way a child understands and uses words, gestures, and symbols.
3. Cognitive – the way a child thinks and learns.
4. Motor – the way a child moves his body.
5. Sensory – the way a child takes in and processes information through his senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste, and movement.

These are some common autism symptoms for the toddler’s checklist:

Social Interaction

• Fails to respond to his/her name
• Has poor eye contact
• Appears not to hear
• Appears unaware of others feeling

Language

• Doesn’t speak or delay speech
• Doesn’t make eye contact when making requests
• Doesn’t appear to understand simple questions or directions
• Can’t start a conversation

Behavior

• Move constantly
• May be unusually sensitive to light, sound and touch, and yet oblivious to pain
• Develops specific routines
• Perform repetitive movements, such as rocking, spinning or hand flapping

What are the Causes of Autism?

The autism fact that symptoms and severity are very vary, there are probably many causes. Both genetics and environment may play a role:

Genetic problems – Several genes appear to be involved in autism. Some genetic problems seem to be inherited, while others happen spontaneously.

Environmental factors – Researchers are currently exploring whether such factors as viral infections, complications during pregnancy and air pollutants play a role in triggering autism.

What are the Risk Factors of Autism?

Autism affects children of all races and nationalities, but certain factors increase a child’s risk. They include:

Sex – Boys are four in five times more likely to develop autism than girls

Family history – Families who have one child with autism have an increased risk of having another child with the disorder

Parents’ ages – There may also be a connection between children born to older parents and autism

Parents with autism child play a crucial role in determining the ultimate outcome of their child.  Success comes when parents make a huge commitment to learning their child’s unique strengths and weakness, become their child’s biggest advocates, and wholeheartedly embrace a comprehensive approach to improving their child’s developmental skills.

Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment for Autism at KL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

KL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia herbal and acupuncture are the best and famous through world in autism treatment. Treatment by Chinese Master using a natural herbal which is no side effect and without any surgery. The potency of treatment is acknowledged because more of patients after see Chinese master at KL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia were very happy and praised feeling because expertise of Chinese Master can help and save of them.

Chinese Master is a fourth generation comes from a long line of family Chinese medical practitioners. For four Generations, and more than 140 years of practicing in Kuala Lumpur China Town, his family passed on to Master all the family’s discipline of studies. Groomed by his father and uncle from an early age, he is considered by many to be gifted in this field

KL Kuala Lumpur herbal and acupuncture the special way of preparing the Chinese herbal and research on all the different types diseases formulas has been the best way of Alternative Chinese Medicine in autism  and as well as for many kinds of unknown diseases.

Child who has detected must come early to see Chinese master at KL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia herbal and acupuncture treatment as soon as possible because initial of treatment can make the patient recovered. Autism Family don’t be panic and sadness if their children were infected with autism because Chinese master can help them using secret herbal and acupuncture.

World Autism Symptoms

Attention Deficit Hyperactive

The main symptoms of Attention deficit hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is very easy to get distracted, impulsive and restless. Therefore performance of general level can not be reached in schools, workplace and relationship.

ADHD patients have the following symptoms:

Pros : Creativity, thinking out of the box, unique outlook on life, distinctive sense of humor, amazing insistence and perseverance and strong intuition.

Cons : Unable to convert ideas into action, not able to elaborate their ideas to others, often angry and depressed mood, not good at handling money or make financial plans. Always misunderstood as lazy, inattentive or rude. Lack of organizational school and always obsessive or addictive onto something.

• can not pay attention to details of work or life, often make careless mistakes;
• difficult to stay focus at work or entertainment;
• day dreaming
• can not follow instruction and cannot get the job done;
• difficult to organize work and activities;
• delay or reluctant to participate in work or activities that require intensive concentration;
• lost necessity in work or activities;
• easily distracted
• forgetful in daily activities.

However, an individual must often or very often to shows 6 or more of the above symptoms for minimum 6 months consistently in order to suspect to have ADHD.

Since there is no western medication that can cure this illness, alternative treatment is another hope. The Tole Neuro Acupuncture treatment developed a special formula for individuals with ADHD. For a start, you may try the Herbal Brain powder medicine. When you decide to visit KL Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment centre, they may help you to arrange the accommodation and treatments.

Chinese master has a very good reputation in traditional Chinese medicine. Many of his patients are from countries all over the world including kids with ADHD. Master will guide the parents on what to do and what not in treating ADHD kids. At the same time, proper diet is also being advised. Usually after full treatments, 4 to 12 weeks, ADHD symptoms are disappearing and often gone in their life. The treatment is totally naturally which does not require surgery nor any side effects.

With 145 years of practice and research inherited ancestral formula in the way of medical, Master is already a proven successful forth generation of Chinese medicine practitioner. The local newspaper did a cover about master treating kids with autism, ADD and ADHD.

ADHD and ADD Cure

Patient always put a hope on medicine to cure their disease. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a bad, people always think. People don’t like it because ADHD and ADD had affected their study, work and social life. Other people don’t like ADHD patient because they are annoying, non-stop talking and running around. ADHD and ADD patient are too special and other people feel they are ‘Nuts’ or maybe ‘Weird’. Patients feel uncomfortable when others think them in that way. It is why patients want to ‘fix’ the ‘error’ in their brain.

Until today, scientist still can’t find any medicine could help to cure ADHD patients However, it is not the end. They found a lot of medicine and treatment can help to reduce the symptoms. Patient took the medicine and symptoms of ADHD reduce. They have their normal life!

Medicine for ADD and ADHD can treat them but it also brings a lot of bad side effect to patient. Patient will feel muscle pain, less appetite and others. As one of the ADD patient, I feel realize the side effect in a weeks. I took 3 tablets a day when I have to go to work. I am very happy to see that I can finish my job on time and highly focusing on the task. Some more, I can communicate very well with others. My memory had also improved after taking the western medicine.

But the bad side effect makes me more worry on myself. I am totally addicted on it after a year. I can’t sleep well at night, always wake up and have a mild fatigue. I sit in a office and doing my job the whole day. After reach home, I feel very pain on my muscle. The big problem is after a year, I realize that I am totally addicted on the medicine. It becomes a drug for me! I don’t like this happen. I decided to change. I have to change!

I saw a post on forum saying that, the writer also a ADHD patient. He went to acupuncture and taking some Chinese medicine to treating his ADHD symptoms. He feel the change after 5 session. He can focus on his task, talking with others and stay still when chatting with his friends. He started to read some books after the Chinese treatment. He said now he can read a chapter without stopping. He is surprised about that and would like to share with others.

I ask where the hospital that he went is. He said it was not a hospital but a ADD and ADHD center. He gave me the name and address. I went there after two months. Erm……why is after two months? I admit myself, it is because the procrastinate not allow me to do it early. Fine, at least I went there to get a help. It is good things isn’t?

I met Chinese Master in the center and talk with him. He is a very nice guy. He telling how to manage my emotional, manage my time and task, giving me advise on what if this happen and what should I do and so-on. He punctures my head using a few fine needles. It is fine for me. I just feel a little bit ants bites pain on my scalp around 2 minutes but my acupuncture treatment is 30 minutes. Chinese Master advise me to do an intensive treatment, 3 times a day and every time take 30 minutes. Intensive treatment can help to improve more effective. Since, I have no time to stay there for a day (I have to go back and work) so decided to do the treatment once a week.

At last, Chinese Master gave me a diet list and some brain powder. Chinese Master ask me to follow the diet list every day. There is a lot of things that I can’t eat. (My favorite food listed inside there, upset ) I went back home and mixed the brain powder into my drinks. I drink brain powder everyday and prepare meal myself. After 2 months, I feel the different.

I clean my bedroom and my house in weekend, before the treatment I always ‘plan to’ do it but end up with nothing. I manage my timetable very well. I finish a book in a week and I can remember all the details after that.

It was really a big step for me. I have the improvement without any bad side effect. I feel like I am become ‘normal’ people. I and my family were very happy for the result.

Writing this article is just wanted to share my experience with all of you. Hope you all can have a good result like me after the treatment. Good Luck!

This video shows us how ADHD or Hyperactive Behavior kid will react. 

“Little Professor Syndrome”

“Little Professor Syndrome” sometimes being called for Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s Syndrome is one of autism category and it is a mild autism syndrome. Many people do not realize if their children having asperger’s syndrome or not. This is because asperger’s syndrome is a developmental disorder, not a mental illness.

If you want to know more about what is Asperger’s Syndrome, you can go [here].

So, to identify the asperger’s syndrome, you can check this signs and symptoms on your child:

• Have trouble in making friends.
• Have trouble in understanding what other people thinking.
• Hard to recognize other people emotions and facial expression.
• Do not like changes in school, work, or home life routines.
• Love to move in repetitive ways.
• Are often being bullied in school.
• May be clumsy while walking or playing sport.
• Often learn to speak and read very late or very early.
• Not interested or have difficulty understanding in pretend play.
• Have extremely good memory.
• Have strong interest or hobby (such as TV shows, computer games, or sport statistics).
• Sensitive to loud noise or touch.
• Have trouble understanding whether someone is joking or not.
• Also not being able to understand when other people using language that is not accurate in meaning.

Usually, people with asperger’s syndrome have greatest problem in communication. This is because they are:

• Always feeling lonely and unwanted.
• Like doing or saying same thing over and over again which other people might think it is annoying.

Even though people with asperger’s syndrome seem not interesting at all, but they may have very good talents such as:

• Have a special interest that they will become experts in it.
• Can see and remember the details of things that other people miss.
• May act in a way that is sensible.
• Very good in remembering systems, law, rules and important facts (useful in many types of work).
• Can perform well in drawing, math, science, computer programming, photography, music, acting, or painting.
• Like doing same thing for many times where some people find it very boring.

Thus, if we send them for treatment, we will be able to balance their talent with their behavior. Who knows, maybe one day they will become a successful person and served the nation well.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum is wide range category of brain developmental disorder.  In 1997,Daniel Rosenn, M.D created a diagram to differentiate level of severity and presentation.

People who had an autism spectrum, they shared the autism spectrum symptoms but with a different range from mild to severe. To know the range of autism spectrum, you can seek for an autism spectrum specialist to run a test. People who have autism spectrum will affect their social communication, social interaction and behavior.

–          Did not respond when people calling their name

–          Avoid eye contact

–          Cannot understand what other people talking

–          Often doing unexpected movements

–          Delay speech development

–          Repeat doing the same things

Neuro Acupuncture Treatment and Neuro Brain Powder

Acupuncture insert tiny needle into acupuncture point (meridian) of body. WHO found 400 acupuncture point in 20 meridians. Meridian is the path which let the energy (Qi) flow inside the body. The Qi divided into Yin and Yang, when the Yin and Yang are not balance, people will get sick.

Chinese Master believes an autism spectrum people are causes by the Qi imbalance in neuron. Chinese Master has to do an acupuncture treatment for the autism spectrum disorder patient. Chinese Master used acupuncture treatment to activate the brain cells and connect it to each other. Few of the tiny needles will be inserting on the head area during the treatment.

Other than acupuncture, Chinese Master also provides special brain powder for the patients. The special brain powder is mixed with few Chinese herbal medicines. The herbal formula is specially mixed by the Chinese Master.

Autism Acupuncture

Autism and Acupuncture

Autism News: Video Games Help Autistic Students

Onscreen, Michael Mendoza’s digital avatar stands before a wonderland of cakes and sweets, but his message is all business: “I. Get. Frustrated when people push me andcall me — and call me — a teacher’s pet!”

In another classroom at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School, nearly an hour’s drive west of Washington, D.C., two students stand side-by-side, eyes riveted on a big-screen TV. They jump, duck and swing their arms in unison, working together as they help their digital doppelgangers raft downriver.

In real life, 9-year-old Michael has autism, as do his two classmates. All three have long struggled with the mental, physical and social rigors of school. All three now get help most days from video-game avatars — simplified digital versions of themselves doing things most autistic children don’t generally do. In Michael’s case, he’s recording “social stories” videos that remind him how to act. In his classmates’ cases — their parents asked that they not be identified — they’re playing games that help with coordination, body awareness and cooperation, all challenges for kids on the spectrum.

Can off-the-shelf video games spark a breakthrough in treating autism? That’s the question researchers are asking as educators quietly discover the therapeutic uses of motion-controlled sensors. The devices are popular with gamers — Microsoft this week said it had sold more than 19 million Kinect motion-sensor units since introducing it in November 2010. Now autism researchers, teachers and therapists are installing them in classrooms and clinics, reporting promising results for a fraction of the price of typical equipment. Could a teacher armed with a $300 Xbox and a $10 copy of Double Fine Happy Action Theater do as much good as months of intensive therapy?

“Nobody thought of it as a therapeutic device,” said Marc Sirkin of Autism Speaks, a New York-based advocacy group. Earlier this spring, when he first got wind of computer engineering students at the University of Michigan hacking the Kinect to develop autism games, he bought a ticket on a red-eye flight to see for himself. “It turns out you don’t have to look very far, you don’t have to scratch very deep, to go, ‘Wait a minute. There’s something really cool here.’”

Microsoft’s Radu Burducea stops short of calling the Kinect a therapeutic device, but says he hears every day about teachers and therapists adapting it in new and creative ways: math instruction, book criticism, counseling and physical coordination, for instance.

“We’ve lost control,” he admitted, “and thank God that we have.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in April that about one in 88 children are on the autism spectrum, a 78% rise from 2002 to 2008.

In many cases, researchers have found, autistic children easily interact with an onscreen avatar that mimics their motions — the game world is more predictable and less threatening than real-life, said Dan Stachelski of the Lakeside Center for Autism in Issaquah, Wash. As a result, teachers can help even the most isolated child interact with teachers and peers. In one case, Stachelski said, a student playing a Kinect game for a few moments moved his arms up and down in unison for the first time, “something our therapist was trying to do for six months.”

Lakeside preschoolers now regularly compete in Dance Central dance-offs and more recently, eight students shared a tiny classroom space with the help of Happy Action Theater, a sort of rule-free, multiplayer digital sandbox. Tim Schafer, the game’s designer, said his team built it with “zero assumptions” about players’ abilities. “We were thinking of a birthday party full of toddlers,” he said. “The main mantra was, ‘No failure.’ “

At the University of Michigan, software engineering students this spring designed several Kinect games for children with autism, an assignment from instructor David Chesney. Among the titles in testing: Tickle Monster, in which kids tickle imaginary creatures onscreen and learn about both appropriate touch and facial expressions. “For kids with autism, there’s a certain social awkwardness and a lack of ability to recognize emotion, and to respond to emotion and verbal cues in an appropriate manner,” he said.

Teachers at Weller had worked for years to help autistic students cope with the everyday demands of school — following directions, staying in a prescribed space, getting along with one another and working together, among others. Even talking to one another is often a challenge, teachers say.

A few weeks ago, Michael’s teachers invited him to step in front of an Xbox equipped with a Kinect. He has since recorded four “social stories” that help him cope with social dilemmas as they happen. Teachers create digital QR codes that students access with a smartphone or iPad and up pops the student’s video.

One teacher, Adina Popa, recalled that an autistic classmate recently watched Michael’s “getting frustrated” video and reminded him of his own prescription: Tell a teacher, don’t push, hit or use “inappropriate” words.

“That was a very neat conversation,” Popa said.

Source From USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.

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