Osman Hafsa A, Haridi Merna, Gonzalez Natalie A, Dayo Sana M, Fatima Umaima, Sheikh Aaiyat, Puvvada Chaitanya S, Soomro Faiza H, Khan Safeera
Pediatrics, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Medical Education, St. Martinus University, Willemstad, CUW.
Cureus. 2023 Mar 9;15(3):e35930. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35930. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that consists predominantly of an apparent early delay in communication and social skills. Among the multiple identified etiologies, genetics play a key role. The implementation of early interventional therapy for children with ASD is starting to show promising results. A few medical databases were used to collect multiple published types of research, which were thoroughly screened. Ultimately, a small amount was selected according to the defined eligibility criteria. The 12 articles that were reviewed involved a more significant number of boys than girls, and most clinical trials displayed the importance of starting early therapy. Astonishingly, the overwhelming effects of the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the continuation of speech therapy in certain areas. In addition, studies emphasize knowledge scarcity, insufficient resources in certain areas, and the demand to educate the community. Conversely, no difference in the level of severity was noted with the implementation of early therapy. Early therapy, chiefly speech therapy used to treat children with ASD, demonstrated favorable outcomes. Communities require awareness about the condition on a broader scale to educate caregivers on early alarming symptoms. All in all, additional exploration needs to be done.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）是一种主要表现为明显的早期沟通和社交技能延迟的病症。在已确定的多种病因中，遗传学起着关键作用。对自闭症谱系障碍儿童实施早期干预治疗已开始显示出有希望的结果。使用了几个医学数据库来收集多种已发表的研究类型，并对其进行了全面筛选。最终，根据确定的入选标准选择了少量研究。所审查的12篇文章涉及的男孩数量比女孩多得多，并且大多数临床试验都显示了早期治疗的重要性。令人惊讶的是，新冠疫情的巨大影响并未影响某些地区言语治疗的持续开展。此外，研究强调了知识匮乏、某些地区资源不足以及对社区进行教育的需求。相反，实施早期治疗后未发现严重程度有差异。早期治疗，主要是用于治疗自闭症谱系障碍儿童的言语治疗，显示出了良好的效果。社区需要在更广泛的范围内提高对该病症的认识，以便教育护理人员了解早期警示症状。总而言之，还需要进行更多的探索。
