10 Types of Autism Therapy

Lately sprung up in various ways / drugs / supplements offered by the lure can cure autism. Sometimes it is heavily promoted by the seller, there are ways to advertise themselves in television / radio / writings.

Parents should be careful and do not carelessly let their children as guinea pigs. Unfortunately there are still many who are fooled, and after spending a lot of money to be disappointed because of the expected results are not achieved.
Here are 10 types of therapy that actually recognized by professionals and are good for autism. However, do not forget that Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder process, so that any kind of therapy that is done will require a long time. Except that, the therapy should be integrated and each child requires a different type of therapy.


1) Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)

ABA is a type of therapy that has long been used, have done research and designed specifically for children with autism. The system used is given special training in children by providing positive reinforcement (reward / praise). This type of therapy is measurable progress. Current therapy is the most widely used in Indonesia.



2) Speech Therapy

Almost all children with autism have difficulties in speech and language. Usually it is the most prominent, many autistic individuals are non-verbal or speech is very less.
Sometimes he spoke quite developed, but they are not able to use speech to communicate / interact with others.
In this case the speech and language therapy can be very helpful.



3) Occupational Therapy

Almost all children with autism have delays in fine motor development. His movements were stiff and rough, they are difficult to hold the pencil in the right way, difficult to hold the spoon and the feeding of kemulutnya, and so forth. In this case occupational therapy is very important to train the muscles using delicate -otot correctly.


4) Physical Therapy

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder. Many autistic individuals have developmental delay in gross motor.

Sometimes flabby muscle tone so that the course is less strong. His balance is not good. Physiotherapy and sensory integration therapy will very much help to strengthen muscles and improve his balance.


5) Social Therapy

The most fundamental deficiencies for individuals with autism is in the field of communication and interaction. Many of these children need help in 2-way communication skills, make friends and play together in place to play. A social terqapis help by providing facilities for them to get along with peers and teach cara2nya.


6) Play Therapy

Although hearing strange, an autistic child needs help in learning to play. Play with peers is useful to learn to speak, communication and social interaction. A therapist can help a child to play in this regard with certain techniques.


7) Behaviour Therapy.

Autistic children often feel frustrated. His friends often do not understand them, they find it difficult to express their needs, they are many who are hypersensitive to sound, light and touch. No wonder that they often run amok. A behavioral therapist is trained to look for the background of the negative behavior and find a solution by recommending changes in the child's environment and routine to improve his behavior,


8) Therapeutic Developments

Floortime, Son-rise and RDI (Relationship Developmental Intervention) is considered as a therapeutic developments. This means that children learn their interests, strength and level of development, and improved social skills, emotional and Intellectual. Different developmental therapies such as behavioral therapy teaches ABA much more specific skills.


9) Visual Therapy

Autistic individuals more easily learned by seeing (visual learners / visual thinkers). It is then used to develop learning methods of communication through images, for example by methods ............. And Pécs (Picture Exchange Communication System). Some video games can also be used to develop communication skills.


10) Biomedical Therapy

Biomedical therapies developed by a group of physicians who are members of the AND! (Defeat Autism Now). Many of the pioneering have autistic children. They are very determined to do research and found that the symptoms the child is exacerbated by the presence of metabolic disorders which will have an impact on brain function disorders. Therefore, these children examined intensively, examination, blood, urine, feces, and hairs. All things found abnormal cleared, so that the brain becomes clean of interference. Terrnyata more children progress when you get comprehensive therapy, ie therapy from outside and from within his own body (biomedical).