This is down to association through emotion. While these are mainly generalised concepts, this article will delve a bit deeper into the best forms of child social development any parent should be aware of when they are pondering about the mental, emotional and social health of their child. There is a social attributes checklist that you need to be aware of when considering the very fact that there are stages of social development that must be adhered to (loosely) and there are factors that affect this social behaviour. One of the ways to gauge is to see how children act and are treated by their peers in school. Noticeable variances of normal social behaviour would include things like abnormal levels of aggressiveness, no co-operation, stigmatising themselves from the rest of the class and very demanding behaviour.
You must also note that the child is not always dependent on the primary care givers for support, and that there is an almost invisible ring of protection that they draw around their parents and guardians and would very rarely come out of this They also would constantly look to their care givers more often to ensure that they are nearby. This is more common in toddlers and very young children and as they get older, they should be more independent. Early onset autism has these particular signs when a child of the appropriate age seems to be very dependent on his or her parents for protection. One of the best ways to child social development is to ensure that there is always a constant flow of social interaction with people from all ages.

The most important quotient in the formula of social development is to make sure that he or she is constantly (in terms) surrounded by those of their own ages. Interaction at that level will ensure that the normal social faculties like dialogue, spontaneity, bonding and intellectual conversation (or observational and rational dissection in terms of children and pre teens). While there are many programmes in place, the best form of child social development is the combination of observation and interaction.

Observation and knowledge about the many forms of development diseases like autism and dyspraxia is the key to healthy social development because of the integral reasons whereby you will be able to spot the early onset of any of these developmental conditions and be able to expand their social interaction by ensuring that he or she is never left alone and can gain access to groups of work and play.

It is very important because many children in the world today are affected by varying degrees of such developmental disorders and they do not know about it, going through life with learning difficulties. First we take a look at the sensory motor cognitive development stage, which affects all children from the early onsets of infancy all the way till their 2 years old. At this reflexive and what is called ‘circular’ reaction and learning. Children at this age will often use physical associations and react to social stimuli (from their parents) as a form of learning. They should often be interested in new things and stimuli, especially movements, smiling, reaching out to touch people as a form of communication. Often, you can see if there are any problems with their developmental stage of their learning, with conditions like autism and autism spectrum often showing up as a complete reversal of these characteristics. You can easily spot if these conditions and nuero problems are in place as the toddler and infants would be extremely shy and withdrawn, smiling at people much less than normal and even finding solace in the arms of their parents at all times.

At the pre-operational period till their 7 years, this is when speech and other phonically in tune developments should be already at full swing. Forms of language and communication become less centred to themselves and has a social nature about it. He or she will be able to tackle concepts and rationale thought easier. But there may be still a propensity to centre concentration on one feature of an objective while ignoring others. This is where dyslexia and autism or even dyspraxia can appear in forms of speech difficulties, linguistic problems and even reading and writing. At this age, reading and writing should be developing at a progressive pace, and they will spill over to the period of concrete operations when they reach the age just before their teens.

The last stage of child learning should be at the period of formal operations when they finally reach their early teens, which means they can grasp logic and even do simple mathematical algorithms. These are some of the things you should know about when it comes to intellectual child development and also how you can spot early onset of developmental diseases and treat them with appropriate therapy so as to avoid it from becoming too bad.

The process of dyslexia actually is impairment in the nerve processes and instruction aspects of the cortex, which are responsible for learning, reading and writing. It is not an intellectual disability per se, but more of a developmental one, as it progresses from the start and can affects normal learning functions. It has been diagnosed in various people, with all levels of intelligence, so its normal association with people who are intellectually disabled is pretty much an urban medical myth. If you do suspect that your child has dyslexia, then there are certain things you need to look out for as early warning signs so that you can admit them to early therapy.

Dyslexia is not an easy condition to live with and when it progresses together with a child in their crucial developmental stage, it can advance to a stage where therapy and even regressive treatment might not even be effective. You need to be able to spot the signs early, because intervention can really help with your child’s learning. Stutters and impediments in speech may be some of the early onset signs of dyslexia. Many of these sufferers will experience difficulties using their hearing devices (ears) and the speech centres to co ordinate language and speech. They may often stutter and even stumble their words to even the most simplest of words, sometimes mixing the alphabets and even adding their own to make the words easier to pronounce. Reading also requires that they sound off the words and it is imperative to their learning experience. You can see the signs quite clearly when you are within a learning experience with your child. They often get frustrated at reading and get distracted very easily.

They do not understand words and often use alphabet association. Children with dyslexia often confuse the before and after of reading, they cannot learn the alphabet, they do not understand the sound of letters, they confuse combination of worlds and because of these factors and the fact that most of the time, these learning environments require attention and interaction with other kids, they often become shy and withdrawn because of their fear and embarrassment. These are some of the signs you should be looking out for when it comes to early dyslexia. Once you are able to spot these early symptoms, you will be able to induce therapy and special and structured learning programmes to ensure that your child is not left out.

Dyspraxia is a hotly contested landscape of medical definitions, while many camps are trying to focus and narrow down the exact definition of the developmental disease. There are many interpretations of the disease out there, but there are many umbrella diagnostic definitions that help to focus and help people to recognise the early onset of the disease and perhaps go for early treatment and therapy. There are two main things to note about dyspraxia, one called ideational dyspraxia; which is most characteristically known as the difficulty or even inability to plan a sequence of co-ordinated movements. The other one is known as ideo-motor dyspraxia, is the inability or even hurdle to execute a plan (normally physical), even if the person has full knowledge of the plan, or is the one behind it.

If you have a child and suspect that they have early onset developmental dyspraxia, then there are some things to note. It can be made known in areas of speech and language. Developmental verbal dyspraxia is more common in children and it appears normally in many difficulties which are associated with phonics, speech control and linguistic abilities. Children with dyspraxia often have a hard time in controlling the organs that control speech, they are unable to make the appropriate speech sounds, they cannot form words like other children and have especial difficulty in stringing sentences together. Also, there are some aspects of fine motor control, or body and limbs co-ordination you should know about.

Children with dyspraxia have trouble learning basic movements and their associated patterns, like lifting a cup to drink or opening a book to read. They are unable to comprehend or even to learn the basic movements necessary to even do simple things like write and draw. Look at the nuances of writing as well, especially in children. They will have trouble establishing the correct grip for writing and drawing equipment, and the hand and sometimes the entire arm. These are just some of the aspects of developmental dyspraxia that you should know about, nuances of early warning systems that should place the red flags necessary for fast action. Early therapy can really help dyspraxia from developing further into whole body co-ordination and even inability to control their body, which can mean a debilitating adult social life.

They react badly, often have crying spells and will shy away from the light because it either hurts their eyes or causes them to blink uncontrollably. It may also manifest in symptoms like the revulsion to certain textures, which can sometimes be cloth or certain textures within walls of homes. Children with sensory integration dysfunction will also seem to be extremely unsociable and will retract to a safe place because they are unable to withstand being touched by other people (sometimes even their loved ones). They also become very picky eaters, with aversions to food based purely on the colour and their texture. Auditory sensitivity can come in the form of screaming when they hear music, putting their hands over their ears when people are in conversation or even crying spells when thunderstorms occur.

There is also the question of temperature sensitivity, normally associated with environmental temperature. Children with this form of sensitivity will often be accustomed to unusually cold or hot environment, and will complain when placed in room temperature. One of the more common symptoms is their insistence to have either the air conditioner switched on at all times or even the heater, even when the climate is relatively cool or warm. Also, dyspraxia is more commonly known to affect the body functions of a child, commonly cropping as problems with timing and balance. Especially in toddlers who have started to learn how to walk, common imbalances and falling over frequency can sometimes be early symptoms of dyspraxia.

They cannot control their limbs, they are unable to pull of a co-ordinated movements and they are also unable to form and learn the physical motions necessary to do certain simple tasks like stirring a drink, opening a lid or even holding a pencil to write. If your child is constantly knocking things over, or they have trouble telling which is left or right or even have poor muscle development due to idleness or even proneness of staying in bed and not moving. General difficulties can also appear in phonics and speech, which can come in the form of unable to form a single sentence or even have difficulty in pronouncing even the most simplest of words. They will also have difficulty in grasping writing and drawing instruments and have inertia to learn, sometimes even showing symptoms of ADHD (although it is simply a reaction to their own frustrations). These are some of the symptoms of developmental dyspraxia that should be noted if you want to prevent it from being either full blown or developing into some further, more advanced and much more dangerous.

Attention deficit order is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that affects about 5% of the world’s child population. It also has a tendency to affect boys more than it does girls, with an almost 2 to 1 ratio when it comes to condition achievement. While most people with attention deficit disorder do know even know that they have it in the first place, there are certain coping mechanisms that they develop when they enter adulthood to cope with the conditions and how it affects their behaviour. Methods of treatment would normally incur medication, the use of stimulants and various forms of therapy. While ADHD and attention deficit disorder is a controversial subject, with many camps arguing that it is a part of nuero development in certain specific children, many agree about the main symptoms of the condition.

Under the umbrella terms that can be used to describe ADHD or attention deficit disorder is disruptive behavioural disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and anti social disorder. We will discuss the main symptoms that carry across these definitions and how you can spot them easily as well for things like early detection and treatment. One of the main symptoms is of course, impulsiveness. This is characterised often by children or individuals unable to control their emotions and their compulsive behaviour. They often act before thinking about the consequences, which can be quite dangerous, as children have been known to fling themselves of a high ledge of even a window due to their attention deficit disorder.

They also have a tendency to interrupt other people when they are in conversation and would insist that they be the centre of attention. There is also the issue of hyperactivity, one of the more common symptoms of attention deficit disorder. This is often seen and tangibilised as spells of restlessness, unable to sit down for a moment, fidgeting, squirming around, climbing on areas of the house or in public and even restless sleep ( the inability to enter into SMR sleep). The last main symptom is called inattention, one of the more popular pop culture symptoms featured on movies; but the problem is very real and very serious. These are more prevalent in children, who are unable to pay attention for a long period of time, easily distracted and unable to complete task given to them within any sort of a time frame. Also, you must know that in children, the hyperactivity can come across as defiance and bad conduct, which can be an almost obsessive behaviour pattern in children. These are the 3 main symptoms of attention deficit disorder you should know about and you can use this information for early detection and treatment.

These include aspects like family therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal skills and of course social skills training. These various forms of therapy are crucial to change the behaviour patterns that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has instilled into the individual. There is also the use of stimulants and medication, being the most effective and cheapest ways to treat ADHD. Medication has been approved by various bodies within the psychology circles all over the world but their long term safety has not been well documented. Many of these medicines and stimulants are used to treat patients over a period for as long as 5 or even 10 years at a time. These two are the main methods of treatment when it comes to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and so far, more than 70% of the children and individuals that have contracted ADHD use a combination of these methods to recover fully.

While there is no guaranteed 100% cure for ADHD, and there are dangers of lapses, therapy and medication has been seen as the most effective treatments and management of this behavioural disorder. The symptoms that appear in ADHD often come in the form of impulsiveness, hyperactivity and inattention, and this is a problem that is affecting more than 20% of the world’s population. Hyperactivity is very common among small children and even teenagers, but it tends to disappear when they reach adulthood.

What you need to know about these treatments is that they are entirely crucial and must be applied when the subject is at the early stages of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In fact, through professional appraisal and therapy, other co-existing conditions may pop up and require a different set of treatments. There is no one true cause for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and science has narrowed the root of the problem to areas like genetics, environmental factors, diet, social activity and even the physical surroundings of a child. This is even more pertinent when the child is within the developmental stages of his learning, when areas like behaviour and temperament are beginning to form due to learning and environmental absorption. One of the best ways to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is of course through prevention and knowing more about why it comes about on top of how to treat it is the best ways to ensure that it never happens.

Social impairments actually do appear quite early in their childhood and it is up to you to use the powers of observation and daily interaction to ensure that your child does not have any sort of autism. One of the best ways to see (especially if your child is an infant), is to try methods of social stimulation with them. A normal infant without developmental disorder will respond to stimuli quite normally, especially when responding to their own name and recognising familiar people around them. Infants with autism show much less attention to these aspects, smiling less, looking away and sometimes, they do not even respond to their own name.

They also avoid plenty of eye contact and will often bury their face in a blanket or pillow to hide from the world. These are just some of the tell tale signs to look out for to ensure that your infant child does not have autism. When they get older, there are other things to look out for. A normal child of that age is usually quite spontaneous, friendly, energetic and will try to make friends when introduced to other children within the same age range. Children who are 2 – 5 years old that have autism will be more introverted and much more clingy to their parents and guardians. They would have formed a fierce and strong bond with their loved ones and drawn a circle of safety that does not allow other people to come on.

They cannot fathom social situations, have no idea of the aspects of social understanding and they would limit their communication to non verbal actions like touching of the arm. Also, if you notice that your child is severely lacking in developing natural speech or any linguistic capabilities to support communication, than more than likely your child is autistic. Their reliance on non verbal communication is a tell tale sign that they are indeed autistic and have not adequately developed their verbal communication skills.

Of course when we are discussing autism, the normal repetitive behaviour, illogical insistence on things, fixation upon a particular object, stereotypy and self injury are the tell tale signs that something is wrong and something needs to be done soon. Other symptoms might include mal nutrition because of strange eating habits and poor psycho motor development. If you do have any fears that your child might be autistic, it is a good idea to get him or her professionally appraised by a child psychologists so that treatment and therapy can begin early so as to avoid more serious symptoms from cropping up.

The main symptoms of this condition as described by the original founder of the disease is the fact that children who have been affected by this will display a lack of non verbal communication, they have limited to even no empathy with their peers and often seen as physically clumsy. Like most of these developmental disorders, the symptoms and signs of the condition will appear quite early in stages of infancy and childhood, often well before they children turn three.

It is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder, which means there is no one symptom to describe the condition, rather an entire host of symptoms that appear sporadically or even as a single trend within a period of time. One of the more obvious symptoms is the inability for social and physical interaction within children affected by the disease. As mentioned earlier in the article, the biggest and most dangerous factor within Asperger’s autism is the lack of empathy that these children have for their peers when placed in social situations.

They lack the basic elements and functionaries of social interaction; they are unable to make or even maintain friends and do not have the emotional tools to maintain any sort of long term or even short term relationships. This is because they are unable to be spontaneous and maintain any sort of eye contact, non verbal skills like handshakes, facial expressions , posture and any form of gesture that can and might contribute to them overcoming social limitation and initiating contact. The funny thing about this condition is that those afflicted with AS are not normally classified as solitary or even withdrawn, they are able to verbally communicate quite well – but maybe not in the traditional sense. They often concentrate on a single topic or rattle on oblivious to the other person.

They are unable to read things like body language and facial expressions and base their actions completely within themselves. This self centred almost ego centric symptom is also quite common to ASD’s and AS – culminating in a social awkwardness that does not allow them to easily maintain relationships. They are also subject to the same repetitive and restrictive behaviour that most people with ASD and even autism experience. These sort of behaviours will appear as the child gets older and becomes more fixated with interests – there is a level of intensity to their interest that can sometimes be disturbing. The good this is that those with AS are able to develop language and cognitive skills without any obvious and apparent delay, which separates it from being a full blown ASD.

While it is not safe to say that autism is programmed into the genetic code of some individuals, we can say that it appears as an anomaly in the very genetic structure of some family trees, and can skip entire generations before appearing again. The science behind this is contentious, and research is always on going in the department of finding the true source of this brain developmental disorder. Right now the popular theory is that autism and ADS is explained by multi gene interactions and by even more rare mutations within the genetic stream. But it is of course much more complex than this simple explanation can give. Right now, it is said that autism affects every 6 out of 1, 000 people in the world today, which is an alarming figure.

There are reports of children and adults being affected with a low range of ASD and not even knowing it. The science and medicine community have actually calculated that more than a few hundred million people in the world are suffering from various degrees of autism. But the root of the problem is not only just genetic, there are other reasons why infants and toddlers contract this condition. Some say that pregnant mothers who abuse drugs and smoke during the crucial period of infancy can also affect their children’s brain development, but this is more relation to serious cases of autism and even Down Syndrome. However, there are ways to detect early signs of autism and the more simpler way is through observation of the child’s behaviour.

For one thing, kids with autism have a tendency to display repetitive behaviour, which includes things like stereotypy (purposeless movement, repetitive movement for no apparent reason for hours on end), compulsive behaviour, sameness ( the inability to resist inertia, insistence that things remain the same no matter how much they fly in the face of logic and reason), ritualistic behaviour and self injury. These are some of the more observable symptoms that you can look out for when you want to detect the early signs of autism. Early detection and therapy at such a stage is crucial when it comes to curing autism and reversing the developmental disorders associated with it before it advances to a stage when therapy becomes ineffective. Treat autism early and detect the signs. If you do suspect your child to be subject to this condition, then get him or her professionally appraised.