Yu pikin gɛt ɔtizm? Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no se i gɛt am? (Otizm Spɛktrum Disɔda - ASD)

Sɔntɛnde yu kin fil lɛk se yu smɔl pikin nɔ tan lɛk ɔda pikin dɛn, se i de biev difrɛn smɔl? I kin lɛk fɔ de in wan, fɔ ple in wan, ɔ nɔ lisin to yu we yu de tɔk to am, ɔ nɔ luk yu na yu yay. Na nɔmal tin fɔ lɛ mama ɔ papa fred ɔ wɔri smɔl tɛm dɛn lɛk dis. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt dis sik wae dɛn kɔl ɔtizm, wae kin wɔri bɔrku mama ɛn papa dɛm, ɛn aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no bɔt am.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na ɔtizm?

Fɔs, lɛ wi ɔndastand dis. Ɔtizm nɔto sik. Na wan sik we de mek di bren de gro. Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, dɛn kɔl am Ɔtizm Spɛktrum Disɔda (ASD) . Di wɔd ‘spɛktrum’ rili impɔtant ya. Dis min se nɔto ɔl pikin dɛn we gɛt dis sik na di sem. Sɔm pikin dɛn kin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm wit dɛn maynd. Ɔda wan dɛn rili gɛt sɛns ɛn dɛn kin ebul fɔ wok fɔ dɛnsɛf. So, nɔ kɔmpia yu pikin wit ɔda pikin we gɛt ASD.

Fɔ no dis sik kwik kwik wan rili impɔtant fɔ di pikin ɛn di famili. Bikɔs if wi no di pikin kwik kwik wan, wi kin ɛp di pikin fɔ gɛt di tin dɛn we i ebul fɔ du ɛn ɛp am. Bɔt i nɔ kin izi fɔ no dis ɔltɛm. Bikɔs no lab tɛst nɔ de fɔ am. Dat min se dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ no am wit blɔd tɛst ɔ skan. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin no dis bay we dɛn tek tɛm wach aw di pikin de biev ɛn aks fɔ infɔmeshɔn frɔm yu, di mama ɛn papa.

Di diagnosis kin stat wit yu pikin dɛm dɔktɔ.

Di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na dis waka na fɔ go to yu pikin in dɔktɔ ɔltɛm. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin kɛr di pikin dɛn go na di klinik ɛvri mɔnt ɔ ɔltɛm. Ɛspɛshali we dɛn de chɛk di pikin fɔ 18 ɛn 24 mɔnt , di dɔktɔ go mɔs chɛk fɔ si if di pikin de divɛlɔp fayn fayn wan. Dɛn kin du dɛn chɛk ya ilɛksɛf i tan lɛk se di pikin nɔ gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm.

Dis tɛm ya, di dɔktɔ go luk di pikin, tɔk to am, ɛn aks yu kwɛstyɔn dɛn. I go aks yu if ɛnibɔdi na di famili gɛt dis sik, ɛn i go aks yu bɔt aw di pikin de gro ɛn aw i de biev. Di ansa dɛm wae yu gi kin rili impɔtant fɔ dis diagnosis.

Lɛ wi si wetin di dɔktɔ dɛn pe spɛshal atɛnshɔn to.

Afta yu dɔn chɛk ɔl dis, if yu nɔ gɛt ɛni big prɔblɛm, na da tin de dɔn. Bɔt if di dɔktɔ gɛt ɛni dawt ɔ notis se yu pikin de delay, i go sɛn yu to spɛshal tim fɔ mek dɛn du ɔda tɛst dɛn.

Wetin kin apin afta dat? Mitin wit di masta sabi tim

If yu dɔktɔ disayd se yu pikin nid fɔ gɛt ɔda tɛst, yu go mit wit wan tim we spɛshal pipul dɛn we spɛshal pan ɔtizm. Dis tim kin tipikul inklud:

• Pikin Saikɔlɔjis:Dɛn kin chɛk di pikin in maynd, in sɛns, ɛn aw i de biev.
• Speech-Language Pathologist: I de tɛst di pikin in ebul fɔ tɔk ɛn ɔndastand langwej.
• Occupational Therapist: de luk di pikin in aktiviti dεm evride (it, dres, ple) εn di tin dεm we i de fil.
• Divɛlɔpmɛnt Pikin dɛn
• Nyurolɔjis

Dɛn tɛst ya kin luk mɔ pan di pikin in kɔgnitiv lɛvɛl, aw i sabi langwej, ɛn aw i de liv ɛvride (lɛk aw i de it, drɛs, ɛn yuz tɔylɛt).

Ɔfishal rɛkɔgnishɔn fɔ di sityueshɔn

Fɔ mek dɛn ɔfishal wan no se pikin gɛt ɔtizm, dɛn fɔ mit di krayteria we de na di Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), we na wan gayd we di American Psychiatric Association dɔn pul.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, fɔ mek dɛn no se pikin gɛt ASD, dɛn fɔ sho se i gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn pan tu men tin dɛn.

1. Chalenj dɛm fɔ kɔmyunikeshɔn ɛn soshal intarakshɔn: Pikin dɛm we gɛt ASD kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ "kɔnekt" wit ɔda pipul dɛm, ɔndastand dɛn ansa, rid sɔshal kiyu dɛm, mek dɛn yay kɔntakt, ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ tɔk nɔmal. Dɛn kin bigin fɔ tɔk leta pas ɔda pikin dɛn. Dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm bak wit di mɔsul kɔntrol skil dɛm we dɛn nid fɔ tin dɛm lɛk fɔ drɔ ɛn ple.

2. Ristrikt ɛn ripit bihayvya: Pikin dɛm we gɛt ASD kin sho ripit bihayvya lɛk fɔ mek dɛn an di sem we, fɔ ripit di sem wɔd ɔ frayz dɛm, ɛn fɔ rili vɛks pan ivin di smɔl chenj we dɛn chenj dɛn rutin. Dɛn kin obses wit wan tɔpik (e.g., motoka, tren, dainosaur). Dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn sɛns bak.

Ɔda tɛst dɛn

Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɛl yu bak fɔ tɛst yu jɛnɛtiks fɔ si if ɔda tin dɛn de we go mek yu gɛt dɛn sik ya. Dɔn bak, wit advans tɛknɔlɔji, ivin sɔftwɛl dɛn de we de yuz data ɛn atifishal intɛlijɛns fɔ ɛp fɔ no ASD. Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ bɔku yet na wi kɔntri, we di tɛknɔlɔji de go bifo, di ɛp we dɛn de gi go bɔku.