There are no treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are medications that can help manage effects/ symptoms of ASD. similar to any medication, results and effects might not be the same for every child.
Research has shown that the earlier intervention treatment is started the better development the child is going to have. Early intervention is considered to be from newborn until age 3, helping with walking talking and interacting with others.
The types of treatments can be put into main categories:
Center for Disease control and prevention, Treatment. (2015, February 24). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/treatment.html
Research has shown that the earlier intervention treatment is started the better development the child is going to have. Early intervention is considered to be from newborn until age 3, helping with walking talking and interacting with others.
The types of treatments can be put into main categories:
- Behavior and communication approaches helping children provide structure and organization for the child.
- Dietary Approaches have been developed by reliable therapists being based on the idea of food allergies or lack of vitamins and minerals may cause symptoms of ASD.
- Medication is an approach in which there is no exact answer; there are medications that can help some people with related symptoms to ASD but not a cure.
- Complementary and alternative medicine is treatments that are outside of what is typically recommended by professionals and doctors. These types of treatments raise controversy. Current research shows that as many as one third of parents of children with ASD may have tried complementary or alternative medicine treatments, and up to 10% may be using a potentially dangerous treatment.
Center for Disease control and prevention, Treatment. (2015, February 24). Retrieved April 17, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/treatment.html
khanacademymedicine (2015, September 10) Managing autism spectrum disorder | Mental health | NCLEX-RN | Khan Academy [video fiile] retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oKVTTHA5u0
Children screened for autism and other developmental delays(percent, 10–35 months)
In 2007, about less than a quarter of infants were screen positive for autism. The rate goes up by 2012, where the percent rests at around 35%.