TCM management of autism in children

Childhood autism, also called autism, is proclaimed in the media as the child of the stars. The so-called loneliness and autism is not a general reluctance to talk and communicate with others. Rather, it is a specific type of pervasive mental developmental disorder. This disorder is characterized by the following: 1. Verbal communication disorders, some of which do not speak all the time. Some have language expression at the age of 2-3 years, and later language decreases or even disappears, that is, they cannot express their meaning in words. 2. Social impairment, more prominent are: refusal to meet people’s eyes at close range, refusal to be touched, hugged, caressed by others, including with relatives is also reluctant to be touched. It is difficult to communicate emotionally in a coordinated way with the surrounding environment. Some children can be found early in the child’s contact with the outside world, including parental contact disorder. 3, intellectual disorders, the level of intellectual performance varies, mainly narrow interests, stereotypical behavior, some have self-harm and self-injury, small infants show sleep restlessness, pestering people difficult to bring, eyes do not want to meet with people, do not listen to instructions. Most of the children are obviously behind in mental development, and some of them show “superhuman talent”, such as early recognition of words and counting more than children of the same age, but their emotions and communication are very different from those of ordinary children. 4.Commonly speaking, the behavior is strange and impersonal. 5, treatment so far there is no suitable drug treatment, only some institutions to do training. 6, I often encounter such children in the clinic because they can not speak and come, some are not sleeping and come, some are too “hyperactive” and come. Regardless of how the parents describe it, as long as the contact will know, the child’s most important feature is the eyes do not meet the eyes, do not listen to instructions, check the body does not cooperate, do not understand. 7. There is no definite medical evidence on the cause of the disease. The ancient books have not seen a clear record. In the Chinese medicine examination, it was found that the child’s pulse was sunken, that is, he could not feel a strong pulse. The tongue is light and the tongue coating is white and greasy. Treatment can be carried out to strengthen the spleen, resolve phlegm and educate the mind according to the five delays, spleen deficiency and phlegm-dampness. The reality is that children have obvious improvements after these herbal treatments. Some children’s special “talents” will be tapped after the herbal treatment, and they will be more able to integrate into certain groups, and some of them can go to school with normal children. So far, there is no more effective method than using Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms. So as long as you can accept herbal medicine, try to stick with it for as long as possible.