The Eight World Autism Awareness Day is on 2nd April, 2016. Society For Welfare Of Children is dealing with sepacil child and working in the field of multi-disability for last 16 years. Daily we face huge number of children with autism at our cente at Saltlake, Kolkata. Our therapists take utmost care to handle them.
On this special day of those special children, we are providing you few tips to deal with your child bearing the same problem.
- First and foremost he or she is a child. Autism is part of his or her behaviour. But autism doesn’t define the child.
- It’s not always that he or she doesn’t listen to you, but doesn’t understand your instructions. Don’t judge by the behaviour because it is not always under control.
- When interacting with a child having autism one must remember that the child interprets language literally. Inner meaning is vague to the child. ‘It’s pouring cats and dogs’ literally means pets coming out of carafe to that kid.
- To understand a child with autism well, one must have to be a good listener. Like all special children, he or she cannot explain feelings in words. It is important to be a good listener to be a good companion.
- A child with autism is visually oriented. Instead of telling in words, show pictures to say something to the special child with autism.
- Ambiance is important. Children with autism are misunderstood often as socially isolated. But the truth is that they require comfort zone to open up themselves. A comfortable ambiance is very important for a child with autism.
- Senses that are apparently harmless may appear painful for a child having autism. An environment that seems normal to all may seem to be horrifying to him or her. The child may overreact. It is just an attempt to defend.
- Love unconditionally. Love can heal all the pain. Our special children need more of it. Love them. Show more care. Affection helps a child with autism to calm down and reciprocate.
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