Top 4 things about autism that everyone needs to know

Autism is still associated with a lot of prejudice and outdated perceptions. And it’s no wonder because we naturally from stereotypical images of things we don’t properly feel. I, too, knew little about autism until it became known through my own child

So I am not going to blame anyone who has not yet had the opportunity to take a closer look. Instead, in honor of Autism Awareness Week, I brought together four important perspectives to help everyone update their knowledge of the autism spectrum.

1. Autism is a neurobiological abnormality that cannot and should not be cured

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurobiological developmental disorder of the brain that significantly affects how a person perceives, interprets, and processes the information produced by their environment. Thus, people with autism experience the world in very different ways than people with neurotypicals, which is also reflected in their way of interacting with others.

Medicine talks about the disorder, some about the disease, thirds about the abnormality. Many autism clerics themselves perceive autism primarily as a trait, which I find to be the most constructive premise. Although no action is taken to cure autism, there are various ways to alleviate its life-threatening symptoms. For example, sensory sensitivities, high stress, and interaction challenges typical of autism can be managed with a variety of aids, appropriate treatment and therapy, and adaptation to a more appropriate environment

2. Autism is a spectrum

People with autism spectrum disorders can be very different from each other. However, the image of autism that many people have is limited and stereotyped, making it easy to imagine that everyone with autism looks or behaves in a certain way. There may also be large variability in functioning between individuals with different autism spectrum disorders.

At the other end of the spectrum, there may be people who are incapable of basic daily functions at most. In this story from Aamulehti, the characteristics and lives of three different young people with autism are described well and in an appreciative tone. It’s worth reading if you want to update your stereotypical picture of autism to the present day.

3. Autism is not insensitivity

Contrary to the unnecessarily common perception, autists are not insensitive or careless staring at their own navel, let alone any sociopaths. People with autism spectrum disorders can have a very rich emotional life, the ability to experience compassion, and the desire to love and be loved.

However, it does not eliminate the fact that there are no feelings.

Our A, for example, has at one time suffered greatly from the difficulty of saying and dealing with emotions, followed by cracking scenes and anxiety when an unrecognizable feeling of feeling just nestled inside. Fortunately, with age and all the appropriate support, A's ability to handle emotions has improved so much that the bad feeling can break out. At the same time, that affectionate, loving, righteous, humorous, and kind boy has become more and more able to hatch.

4. Understanding helps best

Sometimes I am asked how the different and sometimes disturbing behavior of children should then be treated by an outsider. I always answer that with understanding. It follows from the understanding that even people with autism have the opportunity and space to attach themselves to this world as their own.

Many rainbow troops are able to adapt quite well to prevailing conditions and norms, but even more, would be able to do so if the right conditions were created for them. Many things need to be thought of in a completely different way, redefining rearing principles and methods and adapting the environment to all needs in all respects.