Living With Christopher

Mark Haddon has written an extraordinary book that became a bestseller and won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the Whitbread Novel. It is said that Mark Haddon own exclaimed: "Who the hell would want to read on a fifteen year old boy with a disability" As he makes this book I did not know that it was exactly fifteen years of the child with a disability? which makes the book stand out, won awards and became a bestseller. the book is called "the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the boy is Christopher."

 

Christopher is autistic savant-. He could name all the countries of the world and their capitals. He had a photographic memory and a genius in mathematics and science. Although rare intelligence could imagine, understood figuratively and tackle jokes. He did not like the places and people crammed touch. People with autism graduate show two common characteristics among people with autism and those with Savant syndrome.  

Autism is one of a group of developmental disorders autism spectrum disorders. This condition is characterized mainly by a decrease of socialization, imagination and communication. Savant syndrome is characterized by a very low general intelligence, but the extraordinary generally lower intelligence mathematics, music, art and memorize.

In the story, Christopher's parents are separated. His mother decided to leave Christopher and his father, because she can no longer cope with the demands of having a child with autism. Parents who care for special children, such as people with autism may possibly have a voltage level higher compared to most parents. This is mainly because their children have special needs, unusual behaviors and capabilities compared to other children of the same age.  

These children will probably have difficulty communicating, resulting in unusual reactions. An example of this is when an autistic child cries for no apparent reason and starts hitting himself. Chances are that something caused him to be angry, but can not convey what it is because he or she does not know how. Some autistic children with sensory integration problems can be either hyposensitive or hypersensitivity to touch, pressure, movement and sound.  

They show some behaviors that are sometimes difficult to understand how to avoid certain foods and drinks, pinching or hitting, repetitive movements and cries. Some of them may also have a strong adhesion to certain routines and fear of new places or people. To meet the needs and respond to the behavior of these children is not easy and, therefore, can lead to a lot of stress.

Autism can severely limit a child's world. They thrive in safety and what they perceive as a threat to their security should be avoided. However, a large number of factors, situations and demands of society makes precarious and are forced to deal with these makes very anxious most of the time. Unconsciously and unintentionally, autistic children have a sense of constant anxiety to all that is new or foreign to your understanding.  

As in the book, when Christopher was to go beyond the area of the city that is familiar with it, she felt physically sick and scared. Unlike most children, autistic people can not easily adapt to the new environment and situations. The process of learning to understand and accept what is unknown to them the results to a higher level of anxiety.

Despite what appears to be a difficult task to adapt and deal with autistic children, many have already studied and published on the appropriate treatment not only reduce anxiety in children, but also the stress of their parents. Some methods such as cognitive behavior modification, behavior modification techniques and environmental modification techniques have proven effective to change inappropriate behavior and improve the learning of children with autism skills.  

Some conditions of different composition with autism may need additional treatment as advised by doctors. Autistic children also have manic depression due to dissatisfaction with being caught up in their self-protective behaviors may need more therapy than those mentioned above. A psychiatrist is highly recommended in this area and other medications may be prescribed.

The Christopher's story ended with him being able to overcome the challenges it has caused a lot of anxiety and the decision of the mother to return to take care of him. As in this fiction, the same can be achieved in real life, in terms of dealing with stress and anxiety for families who need to deal with the disease. With proper management, medication or treatment, stress and anxiety in parents and children with autism can be treated effectivel.