{"id":228,"date":"2024-07-13T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/?p=228"},"modified":"2024-07-13T10:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:31:51","slug":"autism-spectrum-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/?p=228","title":{"rendered":"Autism Spectrum Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in language, socialization, repetitive actions and sensory differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Autism is a combination of characteristics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inconsistent eye-contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May prefer to play alone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have repetitive actions such as like playing a certain way, prefer routines, preferably like only one toy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have sensory differences \u2013 hand flapping, jumping, may dislike loud sounds or bright lights, selective eater, may be hypo or hyper sensitive to light, touch and sound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regression in social and language skills between 1.5-2.5 years of age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excessive screen time can mimic features of autism or lead to increased severity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each person with ASD may exhibit different combinations and severities of features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Language Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delayed language skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of words<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Echolalia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can label pictures but struggles asking for wants and needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pronoun errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decreased use of gestures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No intonation, have difficulty understanding abstract language and sarcasm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Speech-language therapy improves the child\u2019s ability to understand and use language, also helps parents improve the child\u2019s motivation for communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupational therapy works on the child\u2019s sensory issues thereby improving attention, sitting tolerance, and overall cognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? Key Features Language Characteristics Treatment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmalltalk.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}