| People with autism usually lack of social skills. Making | | | | anything, but you can set some limits for the Do and |
| friends could be a really tough mission for autistic | | | | Don’ts. |
| children, because they always avoid looking at others | | | | Some children with autism like to make friends with |
| in the eye, repeat the words they said a lot to drive | | | | grown-ups. It’s normal. Typically developing children |
| people crazy, and they often choose to be alone as it | | | | can also feel anxious about socialising with strangers, |
| is hard for them to get used to strangers. Here’s | | | | for autistic kids, you are going to need a lot of |
| some tips for teaching kids with autism to | | | | patience, but it will be worth it. |
| communicate. | | | | There have been a lot of chemicals and other stuff |
| If your child is going to a school, you could talk to the | | | | which were blamed for triggering autism, like pesticides, |
| teacher to get the information that who in their class is | | | | pitocin, alcohol, wifi, sleep apnea and so on. Recently, |
| close to your child. Then, you can invite him/her to your | | | | studies that focus on the connections between genes |
| home to play with your child, or, you can encourage | | | | and environmental factors have suggested that the |
| your kid to ask this child if she/he is available on that | | | | cause of autism may link to pet shampoo, according to |
| day, and if your kid can do this, buy him/her a gift for a | | | | the results presented at the International Meeting for |
| reward. Think of some good games or activities for | | | | Autism Research in London. |
| autistic children to play with. | | | | There is this particular insecticide called pyrethrins in |
| Here’s someting to notice, which is, don’t invite | | | | some kind of pet shampoos that is being considered |
| too much children to your place once a time, one at a | | | | the cause of autism this time. It is reported that families |
| time is better, it’s easier for your kid to deal with | | | | with autistic kids were twice as likely using pet |
| and get used to. You can stay with them for a while | | | | shampoos with pyrethrins as those with normal |
| and be a role model of how to make friends. | | | | children. And, if the mother used the shampoo during |
| However, most of the time, you should leave them | | | | the forth and sixth month while pregnancy, the risk of |
| alone to play with toys together unless something | | | | the baby having autism will be the greatest. The above |
| happens. | | | | conclusions were based on survey results of 333 |
| If your child is homeschooling, then she/he could make | | | | autistic children and 198 healthy children. |
| friends with kids in the neighborhood, cousins, or siblings. | | | | “Autism is associated with an imbalance between |
| First, ask some child to play nearby, so your child will | | | | excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters within the |
| accept that there’s someone playing at his/her | | | | brain, and one could hypothesise that children with an |
| place. Then, you can try to play with this kid yourself to | | | | imbalance in this system may be more sensitive to the |
| make a good example to your kid. So you can invite | | | | effects of pyrethrins,” says Isaac Pessah at UC |
| him/her to play along. Please notice that, all of this | | | | Davis, who was also involved in the study. |
| should happen naturally, don’t force the child to do | | | | |