Children with autism not only have to deal with their curriculum activities. They also need to learn how to socialize with other people. According to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that focusing and early intervention on the lack of social skills of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) helped in improving this skill.
"Although some research suggests that ASD may be reliably diagnosed earlier than the current average age of 3 years, few interventions have been tested in children younger than 3."
Children learned to interact with others by socializing with them. When the lack of measures in social communication, like initiation of joint attention, sharing of emotions and engaged imitation, can hinder the child's ability to engage and learn from interactions.
"This new report is encouraging, as the effects on social behavior appear to provide a scaffold for the development of skills beyond the research setting," said NIMH Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D. "We need better early interventions for the core deficits of autism."
These intervensions where formed to assist the children to learn how to interact or play with others.
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