What happens when a child with autism grows up?

As we all know, children with autism usually lag behind ordinary people in intellectual development. Coupled with their resistance to the external environment, it is difficult for them to get along normally with ordinary children. But every autistic child is also an angel, will grow up, and needs to live like ordinary people. So what happens when children with autism grow up? Will it get better on its own? Regarding this issue, let us explain it below.

What is Autism

Childhood autism is a subtype of pervasive developmental disorder, which is mainly manifested by varying degrees of speech development disorders, interpersonal communication disorders, narrow interests and stereotyped behaviors. If left untreated, the child may still be unable to live independently in adulthood and will require lifelong care and maintenance. Factors affecting prognosis mainly include: IQ, presence or absence of communicative language at the age of 5, and education and training. If planned medical treatment and corrective education can be carried out early and persisted for a long time, it will help improve the prognosis. As adults, many children still lack interest in communication and social skills, and are unable to establish romantic relationships or get married.

Different degrees of autism affect children differently

In fact, autism also has different degrees, and high-functioning and low-functioning autistic children are definitely different. Everyone must remember Andy in a popular TV series. Her behavior was like that of an autistic person, so some people suspect that she is a high-functioning autistic patient. If a child has this kind of autism, he may have good results in a certain field when he grows up, but his ability in life will be relatively weak. However, his weak ability in life can be compensated by some acquired cognition, and he can basically live and work normally.

The protagonist of a movie is a low- to medium-functioning autistic child. His father has a terminal illness and before he died, he trained the child over and over again in daily life. In the end, the child without a father can take the bus home by himself, cook simple meals by himself, and do some simple work to support himself. For this child, this is a relatively good ending.

Find a good position for your child

If parents want their children to have a better life, they need to find a position for their children and then focus their energy on things that are important to their children based on this position.

High-functioning children tend to be smart but naughty, and are not easy to identify. However, these children will have difficulties in interpersonal relationships and are more likely to be biased towards certain subjects. Parents should discover this in time, intervene in their lives, and encourage them to interact and integrate with others as much as possible.

For average children, the main thing is to teach them to take care of themselves and then encourage them to integrate into society, let them ride in the car, wash clothes, etc. by themselves, so that they can have some ability to survive in this society.

For low-functioning children, parents should use almost all their energy to teach them to take care of themselves, and don't force them to do anything else.

I also hope that society can pay more attention to this small group of people with autism and give these little angels a place to live a quiet life.