Developmental Methods for Autism Treatment

 

The Mardaleishvili Medical Centre is one of the few in the world where doctors use a comprehensive approach to patients, utilising both classical and new experimental treatment methods. The potential to radically influence the pathogenesis of the disease becomes a reality only through this approach.

The most important techniques to treat childhood autism include a group of developmental methods, with the goals of:

• Teaching a child how understand their world, environment, emotions, and feelings.
• Developing and enhancing existing skills.
• Assisting the child in using their acquired skills and abilities in the future.

Modern developmental techniques

• DIR Floortime

The essence of the method lies in following the initiative of an autistic child, as well as his/her behaviour during social interaction in a playful way. This approach is a part of family psychotherapy.

For example, parents (or people who spend the most time with a child) attend a psychotherapy session with their children and undergo therapy together.

If a child has difficulties communicating with siblings, they also take part in the session. Age range: from six months to adolescence.

• Son-Rise

This method was developed by a married couple raising an autistic child. It involves creating a comfortable environment with a psychologically positive atmosphere.

Relatives and parents must be willing to accept a child as they are, and interact in accordance with their individual interests and needs. Such approach ensures gradual but consistent development of a child’s cognitive and learning activity.

Accordingly, the main goal of the method is to shift the lens of autistic perception from negative to positive, which will have a positive effect on the success of further development.

• DLT — Daily living therapy

The main purpose of this method is the development of necessary living skills of an autistic child.

Learning is realized through emotional control, acceptable physical activity, and gaining basic academic skills.

The therapeutic effect is based on three fundamental “pillars”: intellectual activity, emotional stability, and physical activity. The emphasis is placed precisely on the child to provide the opportunity for proper development, growth, self-control, learning, normalization of mood, and social adaptation in the future.

• Emotional meaning therapy

The conceptual value of the method is the understanding, systematization, and use of acquired experience and skills. This is the basis for establishing differentiated, favourable, generally accepted, and active relationships with others.

Emotional value is the closeness, community, and understanding of people, which improves a person’s active communication and learning, endurance, and interest. The combination of everyday life and leisure provides the valuable life experience which is necessary for constructive and free relationships with people.

• RDI — Interpersonal relationship development

This is a classic therapy method based on motivation to improve friendship, communication, and interaction skills. Its goal is the accelerated, step-by-step development of a child towards a healthy psychology.

The psychotherapist creates a special experience of interaction between parents and child that are closely connected in certain events and actions, which serves as a strong incentive for positive neurocognitive changes and successful, independent solutions to life problems.

The advantages of undergoing developmental treatment at the Mardaleishvili Medical Centre:

• World-class specialists.
• Combined use of effective methods to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
• Use of innovative biomethods.
• Modern equipment with advanced, specialized software to work with autistic children.
• Individual approach to creating treatment protocols.
• Opportunity to use the clinic’s services to organise a trip to Georgia.
• Optimal pricing policy based on family budget.
• Optional rehabilitation course at one of Georgia’s medical resorts to strengthen a child’s immunity and the desired treatment results.

Undergo developmental treatment for a child with autism spectrum disorder. Your child will begin to think, understand, and perceive the world in almost the same way as their peers!