Ukufunda ukuthi ingane yakho itholwe ine-autism kungaba yizindaba ezinzima ukuzigaya. Ukuxilongwa kwe-autism spectrum disorder (ASD) akufanele kuthathwe kalula, kodwa kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ochwepheshe nochwepheshe bachitha imisebenzi yabo befunda indlela yokuthuthukisa ukukhula kwezingane ezine ASD. Ngakho kungaduduza ukwazi lokho izingane eziningi ezine-autism spectrum disorder ziqhubeka nokuphila okugcwele kakhulu futhi ezimele.
Uma kuziwa ekusizeni ingane yakho ene-autism ifunde ukukhuluma, kubalulekile ukuthola uchwepheshe othembekile ozosebenzisana naye. Kufanele kube othile indodana noma indodakazi yakho ezizwa ikhululekile ngaye futhi onesineke esanele nolwazi ukuze asize ingane yakho ikhulise amakhono ayo olimi.
I-autism iyithinta kanjani inkulumo?
I-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) ingachazwa njengesimo sokuthuthuka esiyinkimbinkimbi esibandakanya izinselele eziphikelelayo ekusebenzelaneni komphakathi, inkulumo, nokuxhumana okungakhulumi, ngaphezu kokuziphatha okukhawulelwe noma okuphindaphindayo. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ngisho noma indodana noma indodakazi yakho kutholakala ukuthi ine-autism spectrum disorder, izimpawu zakho namakhono kungase kushintshe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Autism Spectrum Disorder Ayibangeli Ukulibaziseka Kwenkulumo. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi nakuba ukubambezeleka kwenkulumo kuvamile ezinganeni ezine-autism, kuvamile futhi ezinganeni ezingenayo i-autism. Izingane ezijwayelekile zizophendula izinkomba zomphakathi kanye nokuqiniswa okukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kolimi lwendalo. Uma lezi zimpawu zingayikhiphi impendulo enganeni, kungase kube inkomba yezithiyo kuyo ukuxhumana nomphakathi kuvamile ezinganeni ezine ASD. Abantu abaningi abane ASD banobuhlakani obujwayelekile, kanti abanye abaningi baba nokubambezeleka okuncane noma okunzima kobuhlakani.
Ukhathazeke nini ngoba ingane ayikhulumi?
Uma ingane yakho ingakaqali ukukhuluma, noma isihlehlile ekuqondeni noma ekukhulumeni kahle, kubalulekile ukuthi wazise udokotela wakho wezingane. Izingane eziningi zingakhuluma, noma okungenani zikhulume amagama ambalwa ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwazo kokuqala. Kodwa futhi kuyiqiniso ukuthi izingane eziningi eziphile kahle aziqali ukukhuluma kuze kube ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-18 ubudala. Ngokuvamile, izingane zisho izwi lazo lokuqala phakathi kwezinyanga eziyi-10 neziyi-14.
Uma usola ukuthi indodana noma indodakazi yakho inokubambezeleka ekukhuleni kwenkulumo, kubalulekile ukuthi wazise udokotela wezingane yomfana noma intombazane ukuze ikwazi ukuhlola yabo ukuthuthukiswa kolimi. Kodwa-ke, uma indodana noma indodakazi yakho i-autistic, umbuzo wokuthi kufanele bakhulume iminyaka emingaki uba nzima. Kunzima ukuphendula ngoba i-autism spectrum disorder iyahluka ngobunzima enganeni ngayinye, awukho umthetho oqinile futhi osheshayo ongabuyela kuwo.
Akuvamile ukuthi izingane ezine ASD ziqale ukuthuthukisa inkulumo ngendlela efanayo neyezingane ezijwayelekile. Futhi kuvamile ukuba bahlehle ekuqondeni inkulumo nolimi lapho sebeneminyaka emibili. Izingane ezine-autism spectrum disorder zingase zibe nobunzima bokuxhumanisa incazelo yamagama namanye amagama afanayo, kanye nokuxhumana nabantu abadala noma ezinye izingane. Izingane ezithintekile zingase zibe nobunzima bokusebenzisa nokuqonda izimpawu ezingasho lutho ezifana nesimo sobuso, ukuthinta, ukuthintana kwamehlo, nokukhuluma komzimba. Ngokuvamile, ukuxhumana nabantu akulula ezinganeni ezine ASD.
Singayisiza kanjani ingane ene-autism ifunde ukukhuluma?
Uma ingane yakho kutholakala ukuthi ine-autism spectrum disorder, kufanele ugxile emakhonweni namandla ayo. Lokhu kubalulekile ukuze uzibekele imigomo engokoqobo kokubili ingane kanye nawe. Abazali bavame ukuba matasa ngezinto izingane zabo ezingakwazi ukuzenza baze baphuthelwe lokho abangakwenza. Ukwazisa kanye nokugubha ukunqoba kwakho okuncane kubaluleke kakhulu ukukugcina uya phambili.. Ukumkhuthaza ukuba alingise okushoyo noma ukucela izinto azithandayo noma lokho afuna ukukuthola kungaba amasu amahle.
Ezinye izingane azilokothi zikhulume zisebenzisa imilomo yazo, kodwa ziyakwazi funda ukuxhumana usebenzisa ulimi lwezandla, izithombe, noma ngezinto zikagesi. Lezi zindlela zokuxhumana zisebenza njengolimi olukhulunywayo futhi zingasiza abantu abangakhulumi ukuthi basebenze emhlabeni wabo. Ngakho uma ingane yakho ingakhulumi ngamazwi, kubalulekile ukuthi ungadeleli ezinye izindlela zokuxhumana. Ukugcina umqondo ovulekile kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu.