Living With Christopher.

socialization, imagination, and communication. Savant syndrome is characterized by very low general intelligence but exceptionally narrow intelligence, usually in the fields of mathematics, music, the arts, and memorization. Christopher's parents get separated in the story. Her mother decides to leave Christopher and her father because she can no longer cope with the demands of raising an autistic child. Parents who care for special children, such as those with autism, may have higher stress levels than most parents. This is mainly because their children have special demands, unusual behavior, and different abilities than other children of the same age. These children will have the most difficulty in communicating, thus, may have unusual reactions. An example of this is when an autistic child cries for no apparent reason and starts beating himself. Most likely, something has upset him, but can't tell what it is because he doesn't know how. Some autistic children with sensory integration problems may be either hypersensitive or hyposensitive to touch, pressure, movement, and sound. They will show some behaviors that are sometimes difficult to understand such as avoiding certain types of food and drink, pinching or hitting, frequent twitching and screaming. Some of them may also strongly adhere to certain routines and fear new places or people. Adjusting to the needs of these children and dealing with their behavior is not easy and, therefore, can lead to a lot of stress. Autism can be very limiting to a child's world. They thrive on security and should avoid whatever they consider to be a threat to their own safety. However, a lot of factors, situations and demands of the society make them insecure and being forced to deal with them makes them very worried most of the time. Unknowingly and unconsciously, children with autism have a constant feeling of anxiety for anything new or anything beyond their understanding. Just like in the book, when Christopher had to move out of the area of ​​his familiar city, he became physically ill and scared. Unlike most children, people with autism cannot easily adapt to new environments or situations. The process of learning to understand and accept what is already unknown to them results in high levels of anxiety. Despite what appears to be a difficult task of coping with and coping with autistic children, much has already been studied and published about proper management that can reduce not only children's anxiety but also their parents' stress. will reduce Some methods such as cognitive behavior modification, behavior modification techniques, and environmental modification techniques have been shown to be effective in changing inappropriate behavior and improving the learning skills of children with autism. Some, those with complex conditions other than autism, may require additional treatment as advised by doctors. Autistic children, who also have manic depression because of their unhappiness from unintentionally engaging in self-protective behaviors, may need more therapy than previously described. In this situation it is highly advisable to consult a psychiatrist and other medicines may be prescribed. Christopher's story ends with him being able to overcome the challenges that caused him so much anxiety and his mother deciding to return to take care of him. Like this fantasy novel, in real life it can also be achieved in terms of dealing with the tension and anxiety between families that need to cope with the situation. Stress and anxiety in parents and autistic children can be effectively addressed through appropriate management, medication or treatment.