Yu saspek se yu pikin gɛt ɔtizm? (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wetin fɔ du!

Yu de wɔri ɔ wɔri bɔt aw yu smɔl pikin de biev ɔ aw i de gro? Yu tink se i kin gɛt ɔtizm spɛktrum disɔda (ASD)? Nɔ wɔri, i fayn fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu. I impɔtant fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to ɛni chenj we de apin na yu pikin in divɛlɔpmɛnt. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wetin fɔ du if yu notis sɔntin lɛk dis ɛn aw fɔ gɛt ɛp.

Wetin mek wi nid fɔ du risach bɔt dis bifo tɛm?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, pikin we gɛt ɔtizm nid ɛp ɛn sɔpɔt we go wok fɔ dɛn. Wit nyu we fɔ no bɔt dis sik naw, dɛn kin no dis sik kwik kwik wan. If dɛn no di pikin kwik kwik wan, i kin bigin fɔ gɛt di tritmɛnt ɛn sɔpɔt we i nid kwik kwik wan. If yu du dat, i go bɛnifit di pikin bad bad wan tumara bambay. Na im mek wi se ivin if di smol dawt de, i fayn fo investiget.

So, wetin na di fɔs tin dɛn we wi nid fɔ du?

Okay, so naw yu tink se sɔmtin difrɛn bɔt yu pikin, maybe e kin bi ɔtizm. So, lɛ wi si us step yu go tek.

1. Tɔk to yu pikin in dɔktɔ.

Di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na fɔ mit wit yu pikin in dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn ɛn ɛksplen ɔltin we de na yu maynd. If yu gɛt ɛni fim we de sho aw yu pikin de biev we yu tink se nɔ kɔmɔn, i go rili ɛp yu fɔ sho am to di dɔktɔ. Da we de, i go izi fɔ dɛn fɔ ɔndastand wetin de apin.

Tink bɔt am, sɔntɛnde wi kin fil se di dɔktɔ nɔ lisin to wi fayn ɔ i nɔ tek am siriɔs. If na so i bi , nɔ fred fɔ tɔk bɔt yu kes igen. If yu nɔ satisfay, natin nɔ bad fɔ go to ɔda dɔktɔ ɛn gɛt advays. Wetin impɔtant na fɔ du wetin bɛtɛ fɔ yu pikin.

2. Fɛn pɔsin we spɛshal

If yu dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt yu pikin, i go mɔs bi se dɛn go sɛn yu to spɛshal dɔktɔ. Dɛn kayn spɛshal pipul ya na dɛn wan wae gɛt dip no bɔt aw pɔrsin de divɛlɔp in divɛlɔpmɛnt ɛn tin dɛm lɛk ɔtizm. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Child Psychologist: I gɛt gud ɔndastandin bɔt di pikin in maynd ɛn aw i de biev.
• Divɛlɔpmɛnt Pikin dɛn: Na pikin dɛn we kin no ɛn trit prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di pikin in bɔdi, maynd, ɛn soshal divɛlɔpmɛnt.

Yu kin de pan di list fɔ wet fɔ si da kayn spɛshal pɔsin de. If na so i bi, i go fayn fɔ mek yu rɛjista yu nem kwik kwik wan.

3. Gɛt wan Ɔtizm Ɛvalueshɔn

I go mɔs bi se di spɛshal pɔsin go du spɛshal tɛst (`Autism Evaluation`) fɔ no if di pikin gɛt ɔtizm. Dis min se yu fɔ wach bɔku tin, lɛk aw di pikin de biev, di we aw i de tɔk, ɛn di we aw i de tɔk to ɔda pipul dɛn. Apat frɔm dat, dɛn kin du sɔm spɛshal tɛst dɛn.

bay di rizulyt dεm fכ dis `(Evaluation)`, di pikin kin bigin εni spεshal tritmεnt we i nid, lεk `Spich Therapy` כ `Occupational Therapy`.

So, i fayn fɔ aks di spɛshal pɔsin bifo tɛm wetin tɛst dɛn go du we dɛn de du dis `(Evalueshɔn)` ɛn aw lɔng i go tek. Dɔn yu kin rɛdi fɔ am.

A kin gɛt ɛp frɔm di gɔvmɛnt ɛn ɔda institiushɔn dɛn?

Yes, bɔrku tɛm, sɔm bɛnifit ɛn savis dɛm de fɔ pikin dɛm wae gɛt delay fɔ divɛlɔp ɛn kɔndishɔn lɛk ɔtizm.

Fri tɛst ɛn sɔm savis chans dɛn

• If yu pikin rili yɔŋ (e.g. ɔnda 3 ia) , sɔm kɔntri dɛn gɛt ``Early Intervention`` program dɛm we gɔvmɛnt de rul. Insay Sri Lanka, yu kin gɛt fri advays ɛn sɔntɛm riferal fɔ tɛst tru di lokal Mɛdikal Ɔfisa fɔ Wɛlbɔdi (MOH) ɔfis ɛn pikin divɛlɔpmɛnt klinik dɛn na gɔvmɛnt ɔspitul dɛn. Aks yu lokal MOH ɔ di gɔvmɛnt ɔspitul we de nia yu fɔ di ditel dɛn.
• If yu pikin ol 3 ia ɔ pas dat , yu kin ebul fɔ gɛt sɔm ɛvalueshɔn ɛn sɔpɔt tru di skul sistɛm. Chek wit yu lokal edyukeshɔn ɔfis ɔ yu pikin in skul bɔt dis.

Di tin dɛn we yu kin pik fɔ du tritmɛnt

Bɔrku pikin dɛm wae gɛt ɔtizm ɔr wae nɔr de divɛlɔp bɛtɛ kin bɛnifit bɔrku pan dɛn tritmɛnt ya:

• Spich Therapy: Dis kin ɛp di pikin fɔ tɔk, ɔndastand wetin ɔda pipul dɛn se, ɛn tɔk bɔt wetin dɛn de tink.
• Occupational Therapy: Dis kin ɛp fɔ du tin dɛn we yu kin du ɛvride, fɔ du tin dɛn fɔ yusɛf (e.g., fɔ drɛs, it), fɔ ple, ɛn fɔ divɛlɔp fayn fayn motoka skil dɛm.
• Fizik Tɛrapi: Dis kin ɛp fɔ mek di bɔdi gɛt big mɔsul dɛm (grɔs motoka skil dɛm), balans, ɛn trɛnk pan tin dɛm lɛk fɔ waka, rɔn, ɛn jomp.

Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tritmɛnt ya kin nid fɔ mek dɛn sɛn dɛn frɔm dɔktɔ. If yu gɛt prayvet inshɔrans, chɛk wit yu inshɔrans kɔmni fɔ si if i de kɔba sɔm pan dɛn tritmɛnt ya.

Kɔnsul ɛn trenin fɔ mama ɛn papa dɛn

Sɔmtɛm, ivin if yu pikin nɔr gɛt patikyula diagnosis fɔ ɔtizm, yu as mama ɔ papa kin ebul fɔ atɛnd mama ɛn papa advays ɔ trenin program fɔ aw fɔ ɛp yu pikin. Sɔm nɔ-gɔvmɛnt ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn (NGO) dɛnsɛf kin gi dɛn savis ya fɔ fri ɔ fɔ smɔl mɔni. Chek dɛn fɔ si dɛn.

Tin dɛn we wi kin du fɔ ɛp wi pikin na os

Apat frɔm dɔktɔ advays ɛn tritmɛnt, bɔku fayn fayn tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os fɔ ɛp yu pikin fɔ lan langwej ɛn fɔ de wit ɔda pipul dɛn. Mɛmba se dis na ɔltin bɔt ple ɛn dɛn fɔ du am wit lɔv.

• Lɛ wi ple togɛda: Fɔ at le 20 minit insay di de, sidɔm na grɔn, mek yu pikin pik wan gem we i lɛk, ɛn mek dɛn tek di lid ɛn ple togɛda. Tek pat pan di gem wit intres. Insay dis tɛm, tɔk to yu pikin ɛn prez wetin i de du.
• Tich tin dɛn smɔl smɔl: We yu de tich pikin nyu tin, i nɔ kin izi fɔ du am wan tɛm. So, brok dכn wetin yu de tray fכ tich (e.g., fכ put shuz, drink frכm kכp, was an wit sop) insay sכm sכm sכm sεp dεm. Sho wan tin we yu fɔ du ɛn ɛp yu pikin fɔ du am. We i du am kɔrɛkt wan, prez am wit wɔd dɛn lɛk "Very sad!" ɔ "I rili gud!" Dɔn, go to di nɛks tin we yu fɔ du. Dis we ya, i kin izi fɔ di pikin fɔ lan tin, ɛn insɛf go intres.

Wetin bak yu want fɔ no?

We yu de luk fɔ infɔmeshɔn bɔt ɔtizm, yu go si bɔku tin dɛn na di intanɛt. Bɔt nɔto ɔltin kɔrɛkt ɛn pɔsin kin abop pan am. Na sɔm say dɛn, dɛn kin gɛt tin dɛn we nɔ rayt ɛn ivin lay lay stori dɛn de. So, we yu de luk fɔ infɔmeshɔn, tray fɔ gɛt infɔmeshɔn frɔm say dɛn we yu kin abop pan , lɛk dɛn ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn ya we dɛn no na di wɔl:

• Di Inta-ejensi Ɔtizm Kɔdinɛtin Kɔmiti (IACC) .
• Di Asosieshɔn fɔ Ɔtizm ɛn Nyurodayvɛsiti (AANE) .
• Di Ɔtizm Sɔsayti
• Ɔtizm De Tɔk

Pan ɔl we dɛn ɔganayzeshɔn ya na intanashɔnal ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn, dɛn wɛbsayt gɛt bɔku valyu tin dɛn, risach ripɔt dɛn, ɛn gayd fɔ mama ɛn papa dɛn. Dɔn bak, na Sri Lanka, gɔvmɛnt ɛn prayvet ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn de ɛn mama ɛn papa sɔpɔt grup dɛn we de ɛp pikin ɛn famili dɛn we gɛt ɔtizm. Chek wit yu dɔktɔ ɔr di intanɛt bɔt dɛn wan ya bak.

Di Mesej we Wi Want fɔ Tek na Os frɔm Dis Stori

Fɔ dɔn, a gɛt dis fɔ tɛl una:

• If yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt ɔ kwɛstyɔn bɔt aw yu pikin de gro ɔ aw i de biev, duya nɔ ignore am. Go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
• Fɔ no di pikin kwik kwik wan ɛn fɔ bigin ɛp am kwik kwik wan, dat kin mek big difrɛns to di pikin in tumara bambay.
• Nɔto yu wan de pan dis waka. Dɔktɔ, tritmɛnt pipul dɛn, ɛn bɔku ɔda pipul dɛn de we go ɛp ɛn gayd yu.
• Dis kin bi lɔng waka, bɔt sɛlibret ɛn gladi we yu si aw yu pikin de go bifo, ilɛksɛf na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ. No wetin yu pikin ebul fɔ du ɛn ɛp am fɔ gɛt am.

A de wish yu ɛn yu pikin ɔl di bɛst pan ɔl dis!

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