Autism Support Across Lifespan: Personal Reflection Report Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of autism support across the lifespan, focusing on the care and support required by individuals with autism. It emphasizes the importance of early detection and intervention, highlighting the positive impact of early services on children's development. The report discusses the specific needs of individuals with autism, including the creation of structured environments and the provision of instructional support within classroom settings. It also explores the challenges faced by caregivers and offers insights into individual beliefs and experiences related to autism care. Furthermore, the report examines the varying intensity of autism symptoms, unusual behaviors, and the potential for improvement through proper diagnosis and timely intervention. It emphasizes the importance of cooperation, tenderness, and the need for a multidisciplinary approach involving psychologists, psychiatrists, and speech therapists. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of improving the quality of life for individuals with autism, particularly those with severe cases, and stresses the need for ongoing care and support throughout their lifespan. The author has also included the references and bibliography for the report.

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Autism Support across Lifespan
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Support needed by the individual
In this section I will discuss about the care or support that the people suffering from the
autism needs. I must say in this course that the autism is developed within an individual from the
childhood. The people suffering from autism will need the proper care for his or her
improvement (Lord et al., 2013). The attention of the common people is generally on the
children. It is very important to detect the disease very early so the treatment can be started
within a certain time. The proper care has to be provided to the children according to some
guidelines. The care giving facilities to the children with autism have to be given properly
indeed. If the facilities are given to the children sooner it will surely improve the conditions of
the children in the future. The researchers have showed if the intervening has been done before
the age of three it will have bigger impact than taking actions after the age of five. In my opinion
the early intervention services must be opted by the parents and this should be better for the
development of the children in many ways (Lord et al., 2013).
I must point out some of the things that the people suffering from autism will need. The
symptoms of autism can be very severe most of the times and it can be seen in the everyday tasks
done by the children. It has been observed in many cases that the people suffering from autism
have some deep interest or passions related something or the other. The care givers can make
some strategies on how they should treat the children. They should go for creating a structured
environment (Fuentes et al., 2012). This will help the children suffering from autism can fix up a
routine and work according to that only. This will surely be helpful for the children to maintain
the daily schedules. They will also be able to get enough time for the proper transitions as this
will solve the behavioral issues and frustrations among the children.

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The care givers must provide the instructional support to the autism affected children
within the classroom setting. The teachers should make the children learn the things with the
pictures and the visual presentations (Fuentes et al., 2012). They should not let the children get
distracted and give rewards to the children if they behave positively within the classroom. I think
this kind of treatment with kindness and care will help the children to grow.
Care for autism in individual level
I have some of my own beliefs that can be inspiring for the development of the children
suffering from autism. When the autism care givers go on to provide the proper support to the
children they face several challenges (Christensen et al., 2018). I have also faced such challenges
where I had to redesign my plan for the better outcomes. Even I have faced some challenges in
this context as well. I have studies some issues regarding the development of the autism and I got
to know that the boys have more tendencies to develop the autism than the girls. When I got to
see other cases of the autism I found out that the children suffering from autism will be
vulnerable to the hyperactivities.
The children would not be able to pay attention to the studies or games for a long span of
time. I have also learned that these kids suffering from autism are more emotional than the others
and they very much impulsive in many cases. They certainly face several difficulties in
understanding and comprehending the environment (Christensen et al., 2018). The intensity of
the symptoms can vary from person to person and I have learned about it from my experiences. I
have also noticed some unusual behaviors among the children with autism. They become
aggressive without any proper and valid reason. They also engage in some behaviors that can

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cause damage to their bodies. They respond in odd manner to the sensory stimuli like eating,
sleeping and others.
Sometimes it becomes almost impossible for others to control the (Wing, 2013). I have
felt that there can be some developments through the proper diagnosis at the right time and the
early intervention services. I believe that the proper cooperation and tenderness towards these
poor children can do wonders indeed. No specific reasons have been found as to why autism is
caused in the children. In my opinion, I will have to extend my beliefs about the cure process for
the autism. I can opine after my experiences that the children can be cured of autism if they are
treated well and given the proper care.
The care should be given to the children on their lifespan needs. It might take the whole
life for the seriously affected children to be cured. There should not be any lack of the care or
else the conditions might deteriorate. The milestones for the challenges in autism should be
analyzed properly since psychologists, psychiatrists and speech therapists should work together
for the betterment of the situation (Wing, 2013). As it is clinically proved that the autism cannot
be cured entirely, there will be a need to improve the life quality of the individuals. The severe
sufferers of autism will not be able to get an employment or opportunities for the education.
However, the quality of life for the children can be improved for their well-being only.

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References and Bibliography
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Fuentes, J., Bakare, M., Munir, K., Aguayo, P., Gaddour, N., Öner, Ö., & Mercadante, M.
(2012). Autism spectrum disorders. IACAPAP e-textbook of child and adolescent mental
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