Stimulus Deficiency Confused with Autism

Speech and Language Therapist Mehmet Hayri Mazlum Şahin, one of the experts at DoktorTakvimi.com, gives information about the lack of stimuli.

Speech and Language Therapist Mehmet Hayri Mazlum Şahin, who says that lack of stimulus is a problem that is often confused with autism, describes the lack of stimulus as follows:

“Stimulus deficiency occurs as a result of very little exposure of the child to stimuli in the 0-2 age period. It is seen in children who grow up independently of their parents and spend a lot of time with technological devices. In such cases, the child cannot reach stimuli such as sounds, senses, tastes, shapes, objects, concepts, instructions, social environments, time spent with parents, and games. After the age of 2, problems begin to appear in their general development. in their repertoire sözcük is very few or unable to speak at all. Parents may suspect many different problems in their children because they do not respond to voice prompts.

The most important factor that distinguishes stimulus deficiency from autism is that children with stimulus deficiency have better social communication compared to children with autism. The most important factors triggering stimulus deficiency are intensive use of television, tablet and phone, general developmental problems, limited communication with parents, weak emotional connection and impaired sensory stimulation.

min. Şahin lists the most common behavioral and speech problems of children who have problems due to lack of stimulus as follows:

• Speech development being behind their peers,
• Only vocal sounds or a few in his repertoire sözcütalking to k
• Shouting, crying and tantrums when it's not what he wants,
• Limited speech intelligibility
• Sometimes understanding and sometimes not understanding what is being said,
• Doing what you say as he wants and understands,
• Experiencing adaptation problems towards social life, peers and the environment.”

Reminding that stimulus deficiency is a situation that can be eliminated with expert support, Dkt. Şahin said, “If the symptoms are ignored, emotional deficiencies, academic deficiencies, social withdrawals and psychological problems are seen in the future. The most important point in the lack of stimulus is family education. With the education of the family and the foresight of the specialist, the child makes faster progress in treatment. The time the child spends on the tablet and television should not be more than 20 minutes, instead the child should socialize with his family and peers and be in the areas where he will socialize. The family should strictly follow the training plan given by the specialist and work at home. Because it learns the most natural learning from parents in the home environment. Parents should be in constant contact with the specialist and the process should be managed in interaction.

Expose your child to as many stimuli as possible. Be in constant communication with your child, try to make eye contact while talking. Support the child's social development. Get him outside often to play with his peers. Focus on functional games. Keep away from technological devices such as televisions, tablets and phones.”