أهمية التدخل المبكر في علاج وتأهيل أطفال التوحد

Abstract EN

Some individuals in the community suffer from diseases that limit their mental, physical and psychological capabilities, and that completely affect their lives, so they need special care commensurate with their requirements and needs, and this group of individuals is called people with special needs.

Children with autism are one of the groups of people with special needs who need special attention and care.

Therefore, the process of rehabilitating children with autism is a duty and responsibility that falls primarily on society and the state represented in official institutions, and it is a right for all disabled people as citizens who have rights and duties.

Providing social, psychological, medical and professional rehabilitation that helps the autistic child adapt to society and provides him with more effective opportunities for targeted recovery or reducing the severity of symptoms.

This can only be achieved through early intervention that changes the behavior of the autistic child, which is represented in increasing the independence of the child and improving his ability to take care of himself, and his acquisition of new behavioral patterns that he was not able to perform, and the development of his growth rates, both from a cognitive point of view.

Or linguistic, social, or emotional.

Accordingly, this article aims to know the importance of early intervention in the treatment and rehabilitation of autistic children, through knowing the importance of early intervention in the treatment of autism or knowledge of rehabilitation and treatment programs for autism.