{"id":345343,"date":"2023-07-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/the-role-of-the-occupational-therapist-for-an-autistic-child\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:00:00","slug":"the-role-of-the-occupational-therapist-for-an-autistic-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/the-role-of-the-occupational-therapist-for-an-autistic-child\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of the Occupational Therapist for an Autistic Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Armelle Saillour, autism programme manager at the Fondation Perce-Neige, \u00ab being autistic means living in a world without the keys to understand it, a world that feels incomprehensible, unpredictable, and chaotic<\/strong> \u00bb.[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/em> Only recently recognised as a disability, autism calls for support tailored to each child, as its presentations vary enormously. Occupational therapists<\/strong> can play a decisive role here\u2026<\/p>\n

Why do we talk about “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (ASD)?<\/h2>\n

As part of the Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) family, autism appears from early childhood<\/strong> (before age 3) and can affect independence, interaction, and social participation.<\/p>\n

Because its symptoms are so varied, we speak of “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (ASD) <\/a>: depending on the definition used, 1 person in 100<\/strong> could meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis, with an unexplained higher prevalence in boys (4 boys for every girl)[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of an autistic child?<\/h2>\n

According to the Institut Pasteur, an autistic child may show all or some of these symptoms:<\/p>\n