Archive for January, 2010
The effects of autism are different for different children and it is extremely difficult to find the specific treatment the child needs to cope with the symptoms. Visual perception affects a few autistic children. Some standard methods can be used to assist improvement in visual perception and the child will be able to see the world clearly. Learning and comprehension care become easier and control some behavioral problems.
The main problem with autistic children is sensory overloading and distortion though the same problems affect people who are not autistic. As a result of this many treatment options are now available. For autistic children, the sensory overload of the world due to light, colors, contrast shapes and patterns is too much to handle that result in a shut down in general. At times it can be a genetic problem augmented by autism. If the parents have a problem in reading are treated for visual problems, the child surely requires help.
In Irene Method, an effective means, to treat visual perception disorders, color is employed to create a more harmonized world. You would have been familiar to this method of any one had suggested to. Use a color filter over the page to read better and quickly. This method is proven to be effective and you can test it with your autistic child and see if there is a difference in speed and understanding using color filters. The benefit for the child is throughout the day, not just in reading. Special glasses using color lenses have been made to solve this problem. Every child responds differently to every color. Only by trial and error we have to find out which color blocks the harmful light. Colored light bulbs can be used at home to help the autistic children with usual perception problems.
The four areas where this method mainly helps children are depth perception, social interaction, learning and physical health. The child can decide how far it is from an object and the world becomes more three dimensional facilitating depth perceptions. Social interaction increases as the child feels that it is in a calmer world and can see and more clearly interpret facial expressions. The color helps the child to learn while reading and over all it feels better with reduced headaches and dizziness. By testing or trying this technique for visual perception problems. The child can be helped to cope with autism and the world in a much better way.
