Yu de wɔri se yu pikin kin gɛt ɔtizm? Lɛ wi si wetin wi go ebul fɔ du!

Yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt ɔ dawt bɔt aw yu pikin de gro ɔ aw i de biev? Yu tink se yu pikin kin gɛt ɔtizm spɛktrum disɔda (ASD)? Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil da we de. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tɔk to dɔktɔ bɔt am if yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt ɛn du di tɛst dɛn we yu nid. Bikɔs pikin dɛn we gɛt dɛn sik ya nid spɛshal ɛp, ɛn if dɛn no dɛn sik ya kwik, dɛn kin bigin fɔ trit dɛn kwik kwik wan. Dɔn di tin dɛn we kin apin kin bɛtɛ pasmak.

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

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ɔtizm spɛktrum disɔda (ASD) na wan kɔmpleks sik we kin afɛkt di pikin in bren divɛlɔpmɛnt. Dis kin afɛkt di we aw pikin de tɔk to dɛnsɛf, di we aw i de tɔk to dɛnsɛf, ɛn di we aw i de biev. Bɔt, i nɔto sik, bɔt na kɔndishɔn .

Nyu tin dɛn we dɛn de yuz fɔ chɛk di sik naw de mek wi ebul fɔ no dɛn tin ya bifo tɛm. So, if yu pikin nid spɛshal sɔpɔt, i go fayn fɔ mek yu bigin am kwik kwik wan. Da we de, yu pikin go gɛt bɔku ɛp fɔ du ɔl wetin i ebul fɔ du.

So, wetin yu fɔ du?

Okay, if yu gɛt dis kayn dawt bɔt yu pikin, sɔm tin dɛn de we yu kin du. Lɛ wi si wetin dɛn bi.

1. Tɔk to yu pikin in dɔktɔ fɔs.

Dis na di fɔs ɛn impɔtant tin we wi fɔ du. Tɔk klia wan bɔt ɔl di tin dɛn we de mɔna yu ɛn di tin dɛn we yu de dawt klia wan wit yu pikin in dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn ɔ in famili dɔktɔ.

• Us tin dɛn we nɔ kɔmɔn yu de si?
• Yu tink se di pikin nɔ de gri wit ɔda pikin dɛn?
• Yu tink se i dɔn let fɔ tɔk?
• Ɔ yu jɔs de du di sem tin bak ɛn bak?

Ɛksplen tin dɛn lɛk dis klia wan. If i pɔsibul, tek yu pikin vidio we i de du sɔntin we strenj na os, ɔ ɛnitin we yu si se i de biev we yu nɔ biliv. Da we de, i go izi fɔ mek di dɔktɔ/dɔkta ɔndastand di tin we de apin.

Tink bɔt am, sɔntɛnde wi kin fil lɛk se di dɔktɔ nɔ bin rili lisin to wi, ɔ i nɔ bin tek am siriɔs inof. If na so i bi , nɔ fred fɔ aks kwɛstyɔn igen. If yu stil nɔ satisfay, yu gɛt rayt fɔ go to ɔda dɔktɔ. Di bɛst tin fɔ di pikin na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl.

2. Go to wan spɛshal pɔsin

Yu pikin in dɔktɔ go lisin to wetin yu de tɔk, i go chɛk yu pikin, ɛn if i gɛt ɛni dawt, i go sɛn yu to ɔda spɛshal dɔktɔ.

Bɔku spɛshal pipul dɛn de we dɛn kin rifer to tɛm dɛn lɛk dis:

• Child Psychologist: Na spɛshal pɔsin we de tɔk bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin to pikin dɛn maynd ɛn di we aw dɛn de biev.
• Divɛlɔpmɛnt Pikin dɛn: Na spɛshal pɔsin we de trit pikin dɛn we de delay ɛn prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin to pikin dɛn bɔdi, maynd, ɛn aw dɛn de biev.

Yu kin gɛt fɔ wet fɔ sɔm tɛm fɔ si dɛn spɛshal pipul ya (yu kin de pan wet list), so i rili impɔtant fɔ rɛjista kwik kwik wan.

3. Gɛt wan ɛvalueshɔn fɔ ɔtizm

Di spɛshal pɔsin go du wan kɔmprɛhnsiv ɛvalueshɔn fɔ di pikin. Dis go luk gud wan if di pikin de sho sayn dɛm fɔ ɔtizm.

Dis asɛsmɛnt kin tipikul inklud dɛn tin ya:

• Fɔ gɛt infɔmeshɔn frɔm mama ɛn papa bɔt di pikin in divɛlɔpmɛnt, in bihayvya, ɛn in famili istri.
• Fɔ wach aw di pikin de biev, aw i de tɔk to ɔda pipul dɛn, ɛn aw i de tɔk to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• Sɔntɛm yu kin yuz standad tɛst ɛn kwɛstyɔn dɛn.

Di rizɔlt fɔ dis asɛsmɛnt go sho us patikyula tritmɛnt savis yu pikin nid, lɛk fɔ tɔk tɛrapi ɔ ɔkupeshɔn tɛrapi. So, aks yu spɛshal pɔsin bifo tɛm bɔt us tɛst dɛn go du ɛn aw lɔng dɛn go tek.

4. Sɔm asɛsmɛnt dɛn kin ivin bi fri!

Dis kin difrɛn frɔm wan kɔntri to ɔda kɔntri. Bɔt na bɔku kɔntri dɛn, mɔ fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn (e.g. ɔnda 3 ia), fri asɛsmɛnt savis dɛn de fɔ chɛk fɔ di divɛlɔpmɛnt delay. Dɛn kin impruv dɛn tin ya as "Early Intervention" program dɛm.

• If yu pikin rili yɔŋ, chɛk wit yu lokal Mɛdikal Ɔfisa fɔ Wɛlbɔdi (MOH) Ɔfis, pikin dɛn ɔspitul, ɔ pikin divɛlɔpmɛnt sɛnta dɛn.
• If yu pikin dɔn pas 3 ia, yu kin ebul fɔ gɛt fri divɛlɔpmɛnt asɛsmɛnt tru yu lokal Ministri fɔ Edukeshɔn (e.g., spɛshal ɛdyukeshɔn yunit dɛn). I fayn fɔ chɛk wit di dipatmɛnt dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit dis bak.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛn we yu kin gɛt?

Bɔrku pikin dɛm wae gɛt delay fɔ divɛlɔp ɔr ɔtizm kin bɛnifit bɔrku frɔm tritmɛnt dɛm lɛk:

• Spich Therapy: I de ɛp fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm wit tɔk, prɔblɛm fɔ ɔndastand ɛn yuz langwej.
• Occupational Therapy: I de ɛp fɔ du ɛvride wok (drɛs, it, wok wit tɔys) ɛn tin dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit sɛns.
• Fizik Tɛrapi: I de ɛp wit tin dɛm lɛk fɔ muv di bɔdi, fɔ balans, ɛn fɔ mek di mɔsul dɛn strɔng.
• Bihayvya Tɛrapi: I de ɛp fɔ ridyus di bihayvya we nɔr fayn ɛn fɔ mek pipul dɛn gɛt gud bihayvya. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) na wan we we pipul dɛn sabi ɔnda dis kategori.

Aks yu dɔktɔ fɔ riferal fɔ dɛn tritmɛnt savis ya. Sɔm inshɔrans polisi dɛn kin kɔba dɛn savis dɛn ya. So, chɛk wit yu inshɔrans kɔmni fɔ si aw dɛn de kɔba dɛn savis ya.

Lɛ wi luk bak pan inshɔrans kɔvarej smɔl.

Ivin if dɛn nɔ no se yu pikin gɛt ɔtizm, yu inshɔrans kin kɔba mama ɛn papa dɛn advays ɔ mama ɛn papa trenin program. Chek wit yu inshɔrans kɔmni fɔ mek shɔ se. Sɔm inshɔrans plan dɛn kin kɔba bak fɔ wan awa fɔ tritmɛnt fɔ di we aw pɔsin de biev insay di wik.

Tin dɛn we yu kin du wit yu pikin na os

Apat frɔm di mɛrɛsin ɛn tɛrapi savis dɛm, yu kin du bɔku fayn fayn tin dɛm bak na os we de ɛp yu pikin in langwej skil ɛn soshal skil dɛm.

Wi go ple togɛda?

• Sidɔm na grɔn ɛn ple wit yu pikin. Put at le 20 minit ɛvride fɔ dis. Pik wan gem we yu pikin lɛk, ɛn lɛ i lid di gem. Join am na in ple. Dis go mek bak yu gɛt tayt padi biznɛs wit yu pikin.

Lɛ wi tich smɔl smɔl.

• We yu de tich yu pikin nyu skil, nɔ tich am wan tɛm, bɔt sheb am to smɔl smɔl simpul tin dɛn. Sho wan tin we yu fɔ du ɛn ɛp yu pikin fɔ du am. We yu pikin dɔn du di stɛp kɔrɛkt wan, prez dɛn bɔku bɔku wan (e.g., "Hooray! Yu bɔy pikin/ gyal pikin so smat!") ɛn afta dat, go to di nɛks step.

Imajin, if yu de tich aw fɔ wɛr sus, yu kin tich dɛn fɔs aw fɔ put di sus, dɔn aw fɔ ol di les, dɔn aw fɔ tay am. Dis we fɔ du tin kin rili wok.

Sɔpɔt frɔm gɔvmɛnt ɛn ɔda institiushɔn dɛn

Na bɔku kɔntri dɛn, gɔvmɛnt ɛn nɔ gɔvmɛnt ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn de we de ɛp famili dɛn we gɛt pikin dɛn we gɛt ɔtizm. Yu kin luk insay ples dɛn we de gi di sem kayn savis na Sri Lanka bak.

• Gɔvmɛnt ɛjɛnshi dɛm lɛk di Dipatmɛnt fɔ Sɔshial Savis .
• Nɔn gɔvmɛnt ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn (NGO) we de wok fɔ pikin dɛn we gɛt spɛshal nid.
• Grup dɛn we de sɔpɔt mama ɛn papa dɛn.

Yu kin ebul fɔ gɛt infɔmeshɔn, gayd, ɛn sɔntɛm ivin fɔ ɛp yu wit mɔni frɔm ples dɛn lɛk dis.

Wetin bak yu want fɔ no?

Bɔrku infɔmeshɔn de bɔt ɔtizm na di intanɛt, dat na, na di intanɛt. Bɔt, nɔto ɔl dɛn tin ya we pɔsin kin abop pan. Sɔm pan di tin dɛn we dɛn kin tɔk bɔt nɔ kɔrɛkt ɔ dɛn nɔ kin gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit yu pikin.

So, tray ɔltɛm fɔ gɛt infɔmeshɔn frɔm pipul dɛn we yu kin abop pan ɛn we gɛt gud nem.

Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Intanɛshɔnal ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn lɛk di Wɔl Ɛlth Ɔganayzeshɔn (WHO).
• Di mɛdikal asosieshɔn dɛm we dɛn no na yu kɔntri (e.g., Sri Lanka Pediatricians Association).
• Intanɛshɔnal ɔtizm ɔganayzeshɔn dɛm we dɛn dɔn rɛkɔgnayz (e.g. Di Intaejɛnsi Ɔtizm Kɔdinɛtin Kɔmiti `(IACC)`, Di Assosiashon fɔ Ɔtizm ɛn Nyurodayvɛsiti `(AANE)`, Di Ɔtizm Sɔsayti, Ɔtizm Tɔk).

Bɔku tɛm, di tin dɛn we de na di wɛbsayt dɛn fɔ dɛn kayn institiushɔn dɛn de kin kɔrɛkt ɛn dɛn kin de ɔp to di tɛm.

Mɛmba as sɔmari (Tek-Home Message) .

If yu gɛt dawt bɔt yu pikin, nɔ kip am na yu at ɛn sɔri.

• Tɔk to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
• Si spɛshal pɔsin if nid de.
• Mek wan asɛsmɛnt di rayt we.
• Gi di pikin di tritmɛnt savis dɛn we i nid.
• Wok wit yu pikin na os wit lɔv ɛn peshɛnt.
• Nɔto yu wan de. Ɔda mama ɛn papa, dɔktɔ, ɛn tritmɛnt pipul dɛn de we dɔn gɛt di sem kayn ɛkspiriɛns fɔ ɛp yu fɔ du dis waka.

Mɛmba se fɔ du sɔntin kwik kwik wan na di gift we yu go gi yu pikin we gɛt valyu pas ɔl. We yu du dat, yu go gi dɛn di trɛnk ɛn skil dɛn we dɛn nid fɔ liv dɛn layf we gɛt gladi-at ɛn we go mek dɛn gɛt sakrifays.

Ɔtizm, pikin divɛlɔpmɛnt, spɛshal pɔsin, tɔk tɛrapi, fɔ ɛp am kwik kwik wan, mama ɛn papa sɔpɔt, ɔtizm simptom dɛm