CHILDREN ARE DEVELOPING AUTISM NOW THAN BEFORE

Autism encompasses a wide range of disorders affecting social skills, speech, movement, learning, cognition, mood, and behavior. Autism rates are skyrocketing as a result of increased awareness and screening.

Incidence Rate: 1 in 90,666 people in India, or 11,914 people. Autism incidence extrapolations for India: 11,914 cases per year, 250 cases per month, 57 cases per week, 8 cases per day, and 1.4 cases per hour. Boys are four times more likely than girls to develop autism spectrum disorder. Families with one child diagnosed with autism are more likely to have another child diagnosed with the disorder. Although the number of children diagnosed with autism has risen steadily in recent years, this does not mean that more children are developing autism now than in the past.

Autism, also known as autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental disorder that affects a person's ability to socialise. A person with autism's brain does not process sounds, sights, or smells in the same way that a normal person's brain does. People with autism frequently have difficulty expressing their feelings. Poor speech, anger issues, and certain repetitive behaviors are common in them (picking skin, twirling and neck movements).

Autism is diagnosed in children between the ages of two and three. The most common symptom is missed milestones:

• Ignoring their name and the tone of their mother
• Failure to direct the attention of the parent to objects or oneself
• Inability to imitate basic adult movements like cooing
• Inability to make eye contact
• A lack of enthusiasm for social games
• Prefer to play alone
• Be preoccupied with specific toys, parts of objects, or characters •
• Be irritated by changes in routine.
• A lack of smiles
• Use repetitive language and repeat things out of context
• No babbling
• Regression of speech, babbling, or social skills at any age.
• Hypersensitivity to lights, sounds, smells, textures, and tastes

Speech and Language Therapy is the most common developmental therapy for people with ASD. Speech and Language Therapy aids in the understanding and application of speech and language. There is currently no treatment available for autism. Depression, seizures, insomnia, and impulsiveness are all symptoms that some medicines can help with.

What can you do to keep your child from developing autism?

•        Maintain good health (Regularly visit your doctor, eat well-balanced meals, and exercise).

•        Do not use drugs while pregnant (Before taking any medication, consult your doctor).

•        Don't drink alcohol.

•        Seek medical help for any existing health problems.

•        Vaccinate yourself.