Importance Of Giving Therapy To Children With Autism Symptoms In The First Year

Giving therapy to children during early symptoms of autism have proved to be extremely beneficial. It Is observed that autism behavior, such as difficulty in social communication reduces.

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New Delhi: Recent research published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics has shown that children with early signs of autism get great benefits from starting therapy in the first year as the brain is developing quite rapidly at this age.

Researchers said that children who were given therapy at the age of 12 months were re-assessed at the age of three. It showed that their behavior showed less autism behavior, such as difficulty in social communication, or repetition of things than children who were not given therapy. 

Therapy Is Beneficial In Early Symptoms Of Autism

Just like all neurodevelopmental conditions, it is also observed in autism as to what the child is not able to do. The 'Diagnostics and Statistical Manual' is a guide that provides information about behavior that can determine the conditions related to nervous system and mental health.

More children are now finding it difficult to learn social communication skills than before, which has increased the number of children suffering from autism disorder and according to an estimate this number is about two percent of the population. Researchers explained that social and communication problems can hinder the education, employment and relationships of such children as they become adults. 

The therapy mentioned in the research aims to help increase social communication skills at an early age so that children do not face problems when they grow up. The name of the therapy is 'IBasis-VIPP' in which VIPP means 'Video Interaction for Positive Parenting'. It was used to help develop social communication in the UK. In this parents or guardians who play the most important role in children's lives are taught about it. 

In therapy, parents are taught to recognize the child's communication so that parents can react to it in such a way that the child develops social communication. A video of parents talking to a child is made and then trained therapists advise them on the basis of it and explain how to maintain communication with the child.