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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Autism : What Is Autism Symptom TO Child

Autism
What is Autism? What is the symptom? I would like to share this info may it help some parents to understand a bit about the symptom.
The term autism comes from the word autos which mean self and irme  mean flow. Autism is a disorder of thought, communication, interpersonal relationships and behavior .
Factors Of Autism
•             The exact cause of autism is unknown.
•             Some theories say autism stems from
1.            Genetics
•             Babies born twins-one eggs are likely to autistic disorder.
2.            Environment
•             Effect of virus-rubella, toxo, herpes, is not nutritious diet, bleeding, poisoning effects: brain function of babies affected
•             Digestive problems. More than 60% of autistic children have a poor digestive system
•             Nervous breakdown - a failure of one of the brain function

Characteristics of Autism
1)            Communication and Language
o             Language development is slow or no
o             Looks like the hearing impaired and ignore what is said by others.
o             Failure to use the word, e.g. 'I', 'be' and have a problem saying the obvious.
o             The spoken word is not in accordance with the questions of others to him.
o             To imitate the verses or songs without understanding its meaning.
o             They just love to talk and sometimes talk too much in a particular topic.
o             Spontaneous conversation is rarely started, while their speech without meaning.
2)            Social Interaction
•             No eye contact
•             Love to be alone
•             Not engage in activities
•             They act like people do not listen.
•             Physical contact, such as touch, waving, gestures, smiles and is not used

3) Sensory Disorders 


  • Sensitive to the touch          
  • Do not like to hold or hug          
  • Sensitive to loud sounds and covers their ears          
  • Like kissing and licking toys or other objects 
  • Less sensitive to the pain. 
  • There is no fear of danger.



4) Pattern Of Playing
•             Do not like playing with friends .
•             Playing the odd way
•             Like the objects that rotate, like a fan.
•             Obsessed to an object to be carried everywhere

5) Conduct
•             Hyperactivity or hypo active
•             Perform the same actions or movements and repetitive as wiggle, patted the hand, circling,        
               walking, paced.
•             Do not like the changes.
•             Sometimes it can sit without any reaction or without doing something.
•             Typically display negative behavior.
6) Emotional
•             Raging without control if not dealt with entirely.
•             Often angry, laughing, and crying for no reason.
•             Attacking anyone nearby with his emotions when disturbed.
•             Sometimes injuring themselves or friends.
•             Not sympathy & empathy for others.
•             Significant discipline problems in children of this category, but they are less affected by praise or other social reinforces.  Time out is usually not an effective way to reduce negative behavior because they really like to be alone.

 Types of Autism
1.            Overweight (Excessive)
•             Children with autism show aggressive behavior.
2.  Reduced (Deficit)
•             Children with autism show passive behavior

DIETARY
•             Individuals who suffer from autism are likely to have difficulty digesting certain proteins such as    gluten.
•             Scientific studies in the United States and England have found a very high level of peptide in the content of the urine of children suffering from autism. This may be due to incomplete digestion of peptides from foods containing gluten and casein.
•             Gluten can be obtained from wheat, oat and rye
•             casein was obtained from dairy ingredients
 Incomplete digestion of peptide and peptide may lead to excess absorption delay  in  bio-chemical processes and neuroregulatori brain, which interfere with brain function
•             Until now there has been no information on why these proteins cannot be digested.
•             So how to solve the problem of neurological and gastrointestinal damage was only to exclude proteins from the diet of children diagnosed with autism.

Suitable material:
•             Brown Rice Flour - Basic Body / Green Gourmet
•             Potato starch - Green Gourmet
•             Tapioca Starch
•             Arrowroot flour
•             Xanthum gum - Green Gourmet
•             Aluminum-free baking powder - Green Gourmet
•             Rice Milk
•             Milk-free margarine / milk free margarine - available at most supermarkets
•             "Vita Soy" - margarine from soy oil
•             Flax-seed meal - to replace margarine
•             Gluten-free sweets
•             tamari sauce - to replace the soy sauce (wheat and alcohol-free check)
•             "Gorilla Munch" - gluten-free cereal suggestions
•             carob or chocolate chips cookies
•             biscuits "burbone" from Tesco in the UK
•             "Vance Darifree" - to replace milk
•             Pineapple jam - can be made with pineapple and honey
•             Spaghetti rice @ corn - from Basic Body
•             brown rice, wild rice, bee hoon brown rice - from Green Gourmet & Body Basics.
•             Fried chicken - use carotene oil & rice flour


The diagnosis from birth until  5 years
                 
            Age 0-6 months

  • Baby seems about to cry too quiet
  • Very sensitive, rapid disturbed / undisturbed
  • Motion of the foot & hand-over, especially when taking a bath
  • Not "exhaustive babbling"
  • No social smile at age 10 weeks
  • Motor development was normal


  6-12 months
•             The baby is quiet and rarely seen crying
•             Too sensitive
•             Hand & foot movement is excessive
•             It is difficult to cuddle / support
•             Not exhaustive babbling
•             Biting the hand & body others excessively
•             There is no social smile
•             Difficult to look at the unknown
         Motor development was normal
               
12-2 years
•             Rigid when cuddle
•             Did not respond in the normal game responded by normal children
•             Not saying a word
•             Not interested in dolls
•             Noting his own hands
•             Start to look gross & fine motor development through the experience of the ordinary.
•             May not be able to receive liquid food.
               
2-3 years
•             Do not like socializing
•             Seeing people as "objects"
•             Limited eye contact
•             Attracted to the ordinary and preferred only
•             Rigid when cuddle

4-5 years
•             Strange noises (high or flat)
•             Self harm

Thanks to Friends who love to share this great info for our knowledge. May we have the same love to autism child.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

ADD & ADHD : Hyperactive Child Disorder

What is ADD and ADHD behavior?. Why That person is acting strange?. They might be having this symptom.

A) Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

is the behavior of children who show their lack of concentration on something

Features of the ADD Child

-Often fail to give careful attention
-does not comply with the instructions and failed to complete school work
-Problem to organize tasks and activities
-wanted to get a sense of completion when making an assignment.
-avoid, dislike, or objected to perform a task
-Always losing things
-Easy to change focus
-Easy to forget

B) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder.

ADHD children often show behaviors that are found in two main categories:

1) Hyperactivity
-Frequent moving hands or feet
-floppy seat.
-Always leave the seat while in class.
-Always running here or there to love or to climb
-Often have difficulty playing or doing leisure activities quietly.
-Still a lot of talking
-Often active


2) Impulsive behavior
-Always give complete answers before the questions raised
-Lack of patient and encounter problems when they queue
-Often interfere with or interrupt conversations or activities of others.
-Often make wrong judgments and prone to accidents



Valid Cause ADD or ADHD

1. Neurological factors
     imbalances or lack of neurotransmitter chemicals to help connect the messages through the brain to help a person focus, drive and monitor the activities of their motivation

2. Toxic factor
   - Lead poisoning in the blood serum of infants
   - Food additives - color additives and preservatives

3. Genetic factors
   - 25 percent to 35 percent of ADD or ADHD is genetically inherited by both parents or other relatives

4. Excessive sugar intake

5. Drugs and medicines in excess



The  Treatment

1. medications

It have been found to have some positive short term benefits in dealing with the symptoms of ADD & ADHD
But All of Them have potentially harmful side effects.
Standard and Poor medications Ritalin, Adderall and Concerta (banned in Canada).
Dexedrine is typically prescribed to patients who do not respond well to Ritalin.

Pharmacotherapy

    Methylphenidate (MPH).
    Desipramine.
    Dextroamphetamine.
    Pemoline.
    


2. Therapy

focusing more useful to their daily work and interaction with other children.Psychosocial treatment of ADHD has included a number of behavioral strategies such as contingency management such as those utilising; point/token reward systems, timeout, response cost. Clinical behavior therapy (parent, teacher, or both are taught to use contingency management procedures), and cognitive-behavioral treatment (e.g., self-monitoring, verbal self-instruction, problem-solving strategies, self-reinforcement). Cognitive-behavioral treatment has not been found to yield beneficial effects in children withADHD. In contrast, clinical behavior therapy, parent training, and contingency management have produced beneficial effects.




ADD & ADHD Diet

food allergies and nutritional deficiencies
Sugar
soft drinks
sugary cereals or
chocolate
certified organic


First, what NOT to eat for TWO WEEKS:

1) NO Dairy PRODUCTS, especially  cow's milk. This is the single most IMPORTANT restrictions. Instead try Almond milk, Rice milk, or Better Than Milk. Drink water instead of milk. In fact, drink lots of water. The brain is about 80% water, and increasing your water intake to 7 to 10 glasses per day might be helpful all by itself. Sodas, Gatorade, Teas,Ice's, etc., Do not count as water. Water counts as water.
2) NO YELLOW FOODS. Especially Corn or Squash. Bananas are white. Do not eat the peel.
3) NO JUNK FOODS. If it comes in a cellophane wrapper, do not eat it.
4) NO FRUIT juices. Too much sugar content. One small glass of apple juice has the sugar content of eight apples. Later on you can have juice, but dilute it with water 50/50.
5) CUT SUGAR INTAKE BY 90%. If you can, cut it down to zero. Sugar is in just about everything, but give it a try. Do your best without going crazy.
6) CUT BY 90% chocolate. No more than a single piece, once a week.
7) NO NutraSweet. None. Period.
8) NO processed MEATS and NO MSG. Only get meats with labels That say, "Turkey and Water," etc. If the meat has chemicals listed That you can not pronounce, do not buy it.
9) Fried FOODS CUT BY 90%.
10) AVOID FOOD COLORINGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. See if your child is sensitive to any particular colors, such as Reds, Yellows, etc. For now, though, avoid all if possible.


Features by Age Level

Early child-

- A robust level of activity
- Talking is not stopping
- Difficulty focusing
- It's hard to play quietly or secretly
- Impulsive and easily distracted
- Low achievers in academics.


Middle Child-

- Restless extreme
- Difficult to sit in place
- Default in the work and do not update
- Failure to follow instructions
- Failed to create assignments
- Low in academic achievement.



Adolescent-

- Can not sit still and constantly feel impatient.
- Difficult to engage in any activity
- Is often forgetful and unable to concentrate
- No patient in the work
- Often involved in dangerous activities-Have low academic performance



Adult-

- Always restless and agitated and could not sit still
- Difficult to engage in activities such as sitting.
- Frequent changes from one activity to another activity which is not complete
- Often distracting.
- Often trying to escape from the tasks that have little spontaneous movement.
- Difficulty in communication
- Frequent changes in employment.
- Difficulty controlling anger
- Working memory is weak.


Usually also have other disorders.
26% have another MP (later development, autistic)
43% had mental problems and emotional distress.
20-40% of serious antisocial disorder
29-30%-dyslexic
Now the population of children with ADHD & ADD is estimated to exceed 7 million people worldwide


When we understand the problems due to those ADD and ADHD person we can understand why he is so finicky. so do not scold them
If what they have done is wrong. we must teach them to make things right.


Learn More about ADHD and mental health solution from DOPASOLUTION

Saturday, November 13, 2010

My Daughter : Joy Of Schooling In Tabika Kemas 2010

On 10 November 2010 My daughter Nurina Amani has graduate from her Tabika Kemas schooling.The event took place at 'Dewan Komuniti Taman Melati' with over 1000 of people attending.
After this she will enter the new phase of education in primary school. For 2 years been under tabika kemas pre-school program i can see her achievement and self preparation for the 2nd phase of education is adequate. Thanks to the trainers and AJK involve in this pre-school program for our kids future. Thank you to Pn Rohana Abd Rahman and Auntie Mah who always been dedicate their life for this kids.


KEMAS preschool program known as Child Guidance Parks (TABIKA), for children aged between 4 to 6 years. The aim is to encourage the development of social, emotional, intellectual and physical as well as providing a firm foundation for children before formal education in primary schools.

Concept

The implementation is based on the concept of TABIKA non-formal education by learning through play. The concept was later extended to 3M skills (Reading, Writing and Counting)


Background

Community Development Department or more synonymous among the general public as KEMAS is an extension of the Adult Education Division was established in 1961, through a cabinet paper Bil.385/25/60 with main focus on the "eradication of illiteracy."

By the year 1977, the movement to eradicate illiteracy has been enhanced with the introduction of the concept of 'Functional Literacy' by UNESCO as an effort to make the movement to eradicate poverty as a strategy to develop rural communities.

Following the launch of "New Economic Policy" (1970), the Division has changed its name to the Community Development Department (Kemas) with an emphasis on community development efforts in the true sense.

On 11nov2010 tabika kemas fasa 4 Seri Gombak year 6 student were taken to Zoo Negara for the annual year end visit program. Each of the student are enjoying themselves exploring the world of the animal. It's a one day trip that was joyful to them.

On 13Nov 2010 morning an annual sports even of tabika kemas been held at fasa 4 Seri Gombak community field. I can see through the face of all kids they are exhausted but joy. And this joyful feeling make them strong through out the day. Even just a small community but the event went well and create a better relationship between the teacher , kids and parents.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Six Type Of Medication Needed When Having A Baby

Oh my, the baby is sick. This is a normal situation faced by most parents.A child immunisation is in growing up process. So it's easily for them to get infected.Even we try hard to avoid it sometimes things is inevitable. What's is your preparation having a baby in a house to overcome this situation. I am not a doctor but reading article on this advice is valuable. The article was written by a paediatrician. According to the article there are 6 type of medicine we should kept by having a baby in a house. And the medication is easy to get at the nearest pharmacy. 

1. Pain Release/fever For a 6 months old and below acetaminophen/Panadol syrup is safest medication for them to release pain or fever. Avoid giving Ibuprofen unless advice by a doctor. Because ibuprofen effect the metabolism of kidney. An example brands is panadol syrup 

2. Antihistamine Oral Effective to cure running nose or itchy eyes from allergy or to cure the reflect of allergy to other medication. This medication can cause doziness. Find out more about this medication here http://www.allergyescape.com/best-antihistamines.html 3. Saline Nose Drop/Nasal spray When they are having a difficulty to breath due to nose blocked (snuffles) Due to mucus collect in nose.Drop of this salt water make them easy to breath. 4. Electrolyte Remedy re hydration solution can solve a dehydration problem such as vomiting and diarrhea. The medication usually is an energy drink contain of sugar,salt,mineral and others.

5. Hydrocortisone Cream An anti inflammation cream that can be used for light rashes skin to eczema or insect bites. But it is better to consult a paedetrician if it is a cause looks like rashes for we afarid it might be impetigo . A light rashes can be treated with calamine lotion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamine 6. Antibiotik Balm. To avoid virus/bacteria infection on small injury. 

To all of my friends out there I hope this info can benefit us on growing up our babies. And remember we have to pay an extra attention to babies. If you would love to know more about the medication ad way to use it visit this website http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Why Am I Blogging This Blog?

Hi all, Hope you are doing great with your life.It's been quite a while now I've

been blogging this blog. Several Post have been published . Some are info sharing ,

Some are tips and some of my life journal been categorized in this blog. Hope some

of the info and tips can help somebody finding their interest and solution.


Somebody been asking to me why do you blog this blog site.? And i am also wondering

and said to my self why do I start blogging ?  Am I a Pro blogger?. Surely I

am not. Am i some kind of specialize or expert in certain field? Well i can tell

you this , neither a specialist nor and expert i am . Just a normal person, family

a father of two daughter. A husband to a lovely wife. A son to a parent. That's

what i am .As far as i can understand i am living a normal life like others.

working 9 to  5 . Finding the objective of life and happiness to a family.Then

why should i blog ?

I am blogging this blog because i feel the need of sharing , as sharing is for

caring. When i am no longer needed by the world this will be a guide , a journal

for my legacy to reminisce of my existence. Remembering of my love to them, to the

world.  A child is the future to the world, like us they are the community of

the world. Either our future world become better or worse depends on how they have

been develop in growing up process. Sharing our knowledge and info is an endless

task in this life.


Once we was a kid,a toddler, teenage, an adult. Then we become a parent and life

move on. We've gone through all the phase and we surely will understand the nature

of life.No parents would want unhappy ending.If there's a mistake believe me we

have try our best as a a parent as human being. Don't detest us as you wouldn't

know what's your story.

Ending...




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