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I-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) iyimo lemfundo elithinta indlela abantu abaxhumana ngayo, bahlanganyela ngokwentlalo, futhi bacubungula izinto ezibazungezile. Kubizwa ngokuthi “i-spectrum” ngoba ibonakala ngezindlela ezahlukene kumuntu ngamunye, abanye bedinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ekuphileni kwansuku zonke, kwathi abanye bephila ngokuzimele.
Igama elithi “i-spectrum” libonisa ubukhulu bezihlalo ezahlukene abantu abane-autism abanawo. Ungase wazi umuntu okhuluma kahle futhi ophumelela ngokufunda, kanti omunye umuntu angase angakhulumi futhi adinge usizo emisebenzini yansuku zonke. Zombili lezi zinto ziyingxenye ebalulekile ye-spectrum ye-autism.
I-Autism Spectrum Disorder iyimo lokukhula kobuchopho oqala ebuntwaneni obuqala futhi buhlala impilo yonke. Lithinta indlela ubuchopho bakho obusebenza ngayo ulwazi lwentlalo, ukuxhumana, kanye nemiphumela yemizwa evela ezintweni ezikuzungezile.
Cabanga nge-autism njengendlela ehlukile yokubona nokusebenzelana nezinto ezikuzungezile. Abantu abane-autism bavame ukuba namandla ahlukile kanye nezindawo lapho bedinga khona ukwesekwa. Abaningi baphambili ezindaweni ezifana nokuqaphela izindlela, ukunaka imininingwane, noma izintshisekelo ezikhethekile.
Leli mo libonakala ebuntwaneni obuqala, ngokuvamile eminyakeni engu-2 noma engu-3, nakuba ezinye izimpawu zingase ziphawulwe ngaphambi kwalokho. Ukuqaphela nokusekela kwasekuqaleni kungenza umehluko obalulekile ekusikleni abantu abane-autism ukuba baphile kahle.
Izimpawu ze-autism ziwela ezindaweni ezimbili eziyinhloko: izinselele zokuxhumana kwentlalo kanye nokuziphatha okuphindaphindayo noma izintshisekelo ezinamandla. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibe zilinganiselwe noma zikhulu kakhulu, kungakho kubizwa ngokuthi i-spectrum.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile zokuxhumana kwentlalo ongaziqaphela:
Le mihlumela yokuxhumana ayisho ukuthi umuntu onale autism akafuni ukuxhumana nabanye. Bavame ukwenza kanjalo, kodwa bangase badinge izindlela ezahlukene noma isikhathi esiningi sokwakha ubuhlobo.
Ukuziphatha okuphindaphindayo kanye nezintshisekelo ezigxile kuhlanganisa:
Le miphumela yokuziphatha ivame ukusebenza ngezinjongo ezibalulekile, njengokusiza umuntu azizwe ekhululekile noma abhekane nezimo ezikhathazayo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza uphendule ngesineke nokusekela.
Abanye abantu abane-autism nabo bahlangabezana nokuhlukahlukana kokucubungula imizwa. Bangase babe nomuzwa omkhulu wemizwa ethile, izinto, noma izibani, noma bangase bafune imiphumela yemizwa enamandla njengengcindezi ejulile noma ukujikeleza.
I-autism manje icatshangelwa njengesimo esisodwa esinamazinga ahlukene wokusekela kunokuba izinhlobo ezihlukene. Noma kunjalo, ungase usazwe amagama amadala adokotela ababewasebenzisa ngaphambi kokuba baqonde i-autism njenge-spectrum.
Uhlelo olukhona luchaza amazinga amathathu wokusekela:
Ungase futhi uzwe amagama amadala njenge-Asperger's syndrome noma i-PDD-NOS (i-Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified). Manje konke lokhu kubhekwa njengengxenye ye-spectrum ye-autism, nakuba abanye abantu besasebenzisa la magama ukuchaza okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo.
Khumbula ukuthi izidingo zokusekela zingashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nasezimweni ezahlukene. Umuntu angase adinge ukwesekwa okwengeziwe phakathi nezimo ezikhathazayo noma ukwesekwa okuncane njengoba bethuthukisa amasu okuqondana nezimo.
I-autism ibonakala ivela ekuxubeni kwezinto ezivela ezifundweni nasezindaweni ezizungezile, nakuba abacwaningi besafuna ukuqonda yonke imininingwane. Lokho esikwaziyo ukuthi ayibangelwa izindlela zokukhulisa noma ama-vaccines.
Izinto ezivela ezifundweni zidlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni kwe-autism. Uma unezingane ezine-autism, kunethuba elingu-10-20% lokuthi umntwana omncane naye uzobe esespectram. Ukuba nabazali abadala, ikakhulukazi oboyisi abangaphezu kweminyaka engu-40, kukhuphula kancane amathuba.
Ezinye izimo ezivela ezifundweni zihambisana nezinga eliphezulu le-autism, okuhlanganisa:
Izinto ezizungezile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa zingase futhi zidlale indima, nakuba ucwaningo lusathuthuka. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise imithi ethile, ukutheleleka, noma izinselele ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ukuzalwa.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-autism ayibangelwa ubuhlungu bokomzwelo, ukukhulisa okubi, noma ama-vaccines. Ucwaningo oluphelele lubonise ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi ama-vaccines aphephile futhi awabangeli i-autism.
Kufanele uxoxe nodokotela womntanakho uma uqaphela izimpawu ze-autism, ikakhulukazi uma umntanakho engafinyeleli ezindinganisweni ezivamile zokukhula. Ukubheka nokusekela kwasekuqaleni kungenza umehluko wangempela ekusikleni umntanakho ukuba aphile kahle.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma umntanakho ebonisa lezi zimpawu zokuqala:
Kubantu abadala abacabanga ukuthi bangase babe esespectram ye-autism, cabanga ukukhuluma nodokotela uma uhlale uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuxhumana kwentlalo, unezintshisekelo ezinamandla, noma udinga imikhuba eqinile ukuze uzizwe ukhululekile.
Abantu abadala abaningi bathola ukuthi bane-autism kamuva ekuphileni kwabo, ikakhulukazi abesifazane, abavame ukungaphawulwa ekutholeni izifo ebuntwaneni. Ayikho imingcele yeminyaka yokuhlolwa uma ucabanga ukuthi kungakusiza ukuqonda wena ngcono.
Izinto eziningi zingakhuphula amathuba okuthola i-autism, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezikhuphula amathuba akusho ukuthi umuntu uzokuthola leli mo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungasiza ekuqaphelweni kwasekuqaleni nasekusekeleni.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezikhuphula amathuba zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinto ezihlobene nokukhulelwa zingase futhi zikhuphule amathuba, nakuba ucwaningo lusathuthuka. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukutheleleka okuthile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ukusebenzisa imithi ethile, noma ukuba nezinkinga ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi amantombazane nabesifazane bavame ukungaphawulwa ngoba i-autism ingase ibonakale ngezindlela ezahlukene kwabesifazane. Bangase bafihle izimpawu zabo kangcono noma babe nezintshisekelo ezibonakala zivamile.
Nakuba i-autism ngokwayo ingesona isimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha, abantu abasespectram bangase bahlangabezane nezinselele ezithile ezidinga ukunakekelwa nokusekelwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinselele ezingase zenzeke kuzokusiza wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilinde kanye nokuthi nini okufanele ufune usizo.
Izinselele ezivamile ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Izinselele zentlalo nezemfundo zingase futhi zenzeke, okuhlanganisa ubunzima bokuthola abangane, ukucwaswa, noma ukulwa ezindaweni zesikole ezivamile. Noma kunjalo, ngokusekelwa nokusekelwa okuqondiwe, izinselele eziningi zingaphathwa kahle.
Abanye abantu abane-autism nabo banezinkinga zengqondo, kanti abanye banezinga eliphezulu noma eliphezulu lokuqonda. Ukuhlanganiswa kwamandla kanye nezinselele komuntu ngamunye kuhlukile, kungakho ukusekelwa okuqondene nomuntu kubaluleke kakhulu.
Ukuhlonishwa kwe-autism kuhlanganisa ukubheka okuphelele okuvela ochwepheshe abaqeqeshwe abaqaphela ukuziphatha kanye nezindlela zokukhula. Ayikho izivivinyo zezokwelapha ze-autism, ngakho ukuhlonishwa kuxhomeke ekubukeni okucophelelayo nokulinganiswa.
Inqubo yokuhlola ivame ukubandakanya izinyathelo eziningana. Okokuqala, udokotela wakho uzokuphendula imibuzo eminingi mayelana nokukhula, ukuziphatha, kanye nomlando womndeni. Bazofuna ukwazi ngezindinganiso zokuqala, ukuziphatha kwamanje, kanye nanoma yiziphi izinkathazo ozibonile.
Ukulinganiswa kochwepheshe kuvame ukubandakanya:
Iqembu lokuhlola lingase lihlanganise udokotela wezingane, umchwepheshe wezengqondo, umqeqeshi wokukhuluma, nomqeqeshi wezinto. Uchwepheshe ngamunye uletha ubuchwepheshe ohlukile ukudala isithombe esiphelele.
Kubantu abadala abafuna ukuhlonishwa, inqubo ifana, kodwa igxile ekusebenzeni kwamanje kanye nomlando wabo wasebuntwaneni. Abantu abadala abaningi bathola kuwusizo ukuletha amalungu omndeni ayebazi njengezingane ukunikeza ulwazi lokukhula.
Ayikho impilo ye-autism, kodwa izindlela ezahlukene zokwelapha nokusekela zingasiza abantu bathuthukise amakhono nokuphatha izinselele. Indlela engcono kakhulu iyona eqondene nomuntu, igxile kwamandla kanye nezidingo zomuntu ngamunye.
Izinsizakalo zokungenela kwasekuqaleni zezingane ezincane zivame ukubandakanya:
Kwabanye abantu, imithi ingasiza ekuphatheni izimo ezihlobene njengokukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, noma i-ADHD. Noma kunjalo, ayikho imithi ephila i-autism ngokwayo.
Izindlela ezihlukile njengomculo, ubuciko, noma ukwelashwa okusiza izilwane kungase futhi kube usizo kwabanye abantu. Okubalulekile ukuthola okuhambisana nomuntu ngamunye.
Ukusekela imindeni kubaluleke ngokulinganayo. Izinhlelo zokuqeqesha abazali, amaqembu okusekela, kanye nokunakekelwa okunikezwayo kungasiza imindeni ukuba ibhekane nezinselele futhi ijabulele impumelelo ndawonye.
Ukudala indawo ekhaya ekusekelayo kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekusikleni umuntu onale autism ukuba azizwe ekhululekile futhi aphumelele. Izinguquko ezincane kanye nezindlela eziqondile zivame ukuletha imiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Ukuhlela nemikhuba ivame ukuba usizo kwabantu abane-autism. Zama ukugcina imicimbi yansuku zonke eqondile, sebenzisa imicimbi yombono noma izikhumbuzo, futhi ulungiselele izinguquko kusengaphambili uma kungenzeka.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenzayo zokusekela umuntu onale autism ekhaya:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuziphatha okuthakazelisayo kuvame ukuxhumana nezidingo noma imizwa. Esikhundleni sokuqondana kuphela nokuyeka ukuziphatha, zama ukuqonda ukuthi uthando lwakho lungase lizama ukukutshela.
Ukunakekela wena kubalulekile. Funani ukusekelwa kwamanye imindeni, thatha amaphuthuma uma kudingeka, futhi gubha izinselele ezincane endleleni.
Ukufika ulungile ezikhathini zokwelapha kuzokusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ulwazi nokusekela okusebenzayo kakhulu. Ukulungiselela kancane kungenza lezi zingxoxo zivele zisebenze kakhulu futhi zingabi nzima kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho, butha ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nokukhula nokuziphatha. Bhala izibonelo ezithile zalokho ozibonile, okuhlanganisa ukuthi ukuziphatha kwenzeka nini kanye nokuthi yini engase ikubangele.
Letha lezi zinto ezikhathini zakho:
Lungiselela imibuzo yakho kusengaphambili. Ungase ufune ukubuza ngezinsizakalo ezitholakalayo, ukuthi yini okufanele uyilinde ekuhlolweni, noma indlela yokufinyelela ekusekeleni emphakathini wakho.
Uma uletha umntanakho, cabanga ukucisha isikhathi sakho ngesikhathi sabo esihle sosuku. Letha izinto zokunethezeka noma imisebenzi engase ibasize bazizwe bekhululekile ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
I-Autism Spectrum Disorder iyimo lokukhula impilo yonke elithinta umuntu ngamunye ngezindlela ezahlukene, kodwa ngokusekelwa nokusekelwa okuqondiwe, abantu abane-autism bangaphila impilo ezele. Okubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-autism ayisiyona into yokwelapha, kodwa kunendlela ehlukile yokubona izinto ezizungezile.
Ukuqaphela nokungenela kwasekuqaleni kungenza umehluko omkhulu, kodwa akusikho isikhathi sokufuna ukusekelwa noma ukuhlonishwa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumzali oqaphela izimpawu kumntanakho noma umuntu omdala ozibuza nguwe, ukufinyelela ekuholeni kochwepheshe kuhlale kuyisinyathelo esihle.
Khumbula ukuthi i-autism iza nezinselele namandla. Abantu abaningi abane-autism banamandla amahle ezindaweni ezifana nokuqaphela izindlela, ukunaka imininingwane, noma ubuchwepheshe obukhulu ezintshisikelweni zabo. Umphakathi uzuza lapho sisekela abantu abane-autism ukusebenzisa izipho zabo ezikhethekile.
Into ebaluleke kunazo zonke ukubhekana ne-autism ngesineke, ukuqonda, nokukwamukela. Umuntu ngamunye onale autism ufanele ahlonishwe, asekelwe, futhi athole ithuba lokufinyelela ikhono lakhe ngendlela yakhe ehlukile.
Okwamanje, ayikho indlela eyaziwayo yokuvimbela i-autism ngoba ibonakala ivela ezintweni ezinkulu ezivela ezifundweni nasezindaweni ezizungezile esingaziqondi kahle. Noma kunjalo, ukungenela nokusekela kwasekuqaleni kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela kanye nekhwalithi yokuphila kwabantu abane-autism.
Cha, ama-vaccines awabangeli i-autism. Lokhu kuye kwafundwa ngokucophelela abacwaningi emhlabeni jikelele, futhi ucwaningo olukhulu olukhulu olutholakalayo alutholanga luhlobo oluthile phakathi kwama-vaccines ne-autism. Ama-vaccines aphephile futhi abalulekile ekuvinjeni izifo ezinkulu.
Abantu abaningi abane-autism bangaphila futhi baphila ngokuzimele, basebenze, babe nobuhlobo, futhi benze ngokubalulekile emphakathini wabo. Izinga lokuzimela liyahluka kakhulu kuye kwamandla, izinselele, kanye nokusekelwa okutholakalayo kubo.
Ukuhlonishwa kwe-autism kuye kwanda kakhulu eminyakeni embalwa edlule, kodwa lokhu cishe kubonisa ukuqaphela kangcono, izindinganiso zokuhlola eziqondile, kanye nokufinyelela okwandayo ezinsizeni zokuhlola kunokuba ukwanda kwangempela kwesimo ngokwalo. Abantu abaningi ababezolahlekelwa ngaphambili manje baqondwa kahle futhi basekelwa.
Yebo, abantu abaningi abane-autism bathuthukisa amasu okuqondana nezimo kanye namakhono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngokusekelwa nokungenela okuqondile. Nakuba i-autism iyimo lokuphila impilo yonke, abantu bangafunda ukuphatha izinselele ngokuphumelelayo futhi bakhe kwamandla abo njengoba bekhula futhi bethuthuka.
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