Treatment for children with autism

There are no specific drugs for the treatment of autism in children, and comprehensive treatment methods such as behavioral therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy are mainly used.

Behavioral therapy is the main method of autism treatment, and its basic means include techniques such as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, abatement, fading, and punishment, with the aim of promoting good and adaptive behaviors, and reducing and eliminating undesirable and non-adaptive behaviors. In addition, social interaction as a core component of training is also a focus of autism treatment to promote language development and social skills of children. Structured education and randomized training is the framework of autism treatment, which arranges the child's life through an orderly and entertaining way.

In addition, medication is one of the adjunctive treatments, which is mainly used to relieve mental symptoms or emotional problems. Recommended mainstream early intervention methods in foreign countries include ABA method, structured education, social intervention therapy represented by interpersonal relationship development intervention and floor time, early intervention Denver model and social-emotional regulation interactive support method.

In conclusion, the treatment of childhood autism requires a combination of factors, including the severity of symptoms, age, and etiology. Parents need to patiently guide and educate their children, and seek the help of a professional medical team to adopt a comprehensive treatment approach and adhere to long-term therapeutic interventions to help their children gradually improve their symptoms and quality of life.