Autism Article by Giovanni Lordi

Autism Article

by Giovanni Lordi

Autism Is On The Rise

Firstly please let me point out that I am not an expert on Autism, but I want to 
share other ideas, in hope that they may help.

Recently it has come to my attention some staggering statistics about Autism. 
It seems that in recent times the prevalence of Autism is growing at an exponential 
rate. On a personal note this is of great concern, as you can see from the facts 
below that I recently read from the Autism Speaks website: 
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

1. One in 110 children are diagnosed with an autism
   spectrum disorder each year
2. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with aids,
   diabetes and cancer combined
3. Autism prevalence rose 57% between 2002 and 2006
4. Autism is the fastest growing serious development
   disability in the U.S
5. One in seventy boys is on the autism spectrum

There is currently no medical detection or cure for Autism and it is also 
surprising that boys are four times more likely to have Autism then girls. 
An interesting factor I have came across, is the Japanese did a study by 
changing the age group of vaccinations by one year and the Autism 
rate fell by over 80%.

My concern here is that if these statistics are correct then are the children’s 
minds not developed enough to handle the vaccinations at this young age, or is 
the cause more of a traumatic one for the child receiving the needles. I remember when 
I was a child receiving needles, I was so fearful of needles they had to get nurses to hold 
me down. Back then we didn’t have the amount of vaccinations as they have now. 
Either way, I feel that this needs to be looked into and not pushed under the table. 
The people I have dealt with over the years all said this has come about after the 
vaccinations. The age when vaccinations are due is when a child is becoming 
slightly more aware and at the same time they are at an age where everything is 
taken personally and every little happening is traumatic to them as children. 
I know from my experience with working with people certain traumatic events open 
up different sides of their minds and some get stuck in abreactions (where they are 
still living it physically and emotionally). With other cases it has opened up their 
intuition to being fully aware to the point they hear voices or become physic 
and know things before they happen. Some have become mediums where they 
can speak to loved ones that have passed over. These are survival instincts, 
which are well known in the new age world as clairvoyance, mediumship, physics 
and channelors. Many of the people who have these abilities have had some 
sort of a bad or traumatic experience just prior to receiving their gifts. Even though 
we all know of them, many of us don’t really understand them; this is because 
it is the unknown (quantum physics).

What if the case here is a rebellion or a retreat into their own little world 
within themselves or maybe a new channel has been opened as a survival 
instinct and switched on another part of their mind? (Numbers, counting etc). 
Could this happen because it is a traumatic event to them that has caused this? 
This is all part of the unknown. I have heard of a case in regards to a child with Autism 
where after eleven years of non-verbal communication the child starts to talk 
and the child response was “I have been listening all theses years.” This was told to 
me by my friend that has a child with Autism. What an interesting comment for a child 
to make. I understand there are many different types of Autism but I feel they are 
living in their own inner world achieving what they need to and where they understand 
what they need to but the outer world fears them as we do not understand what is going 
on inside their heads. These children all have their own self talk and most of the time their subconscious doesn’t know the difference nor would the child understand it. I remember 
my daughter at the age of five years old asked me about the other mind that spoke 
(self talk) and I had to explain what this was and gave her an understanding of it 
and how to switch it off. What if the children with Autism are living in their own little 
world with their own self talk that feels safe to them?

Many years ago I came up with a concept of using special frequencies with soft 
music combined with stories for children. In conjunction with Rick Collingwood, 
I wrote up eleven children’s metaphorical stories for Rick to record. Basically they 
are like bedtime or quiet time stories. The idea is for the child to rest or go to bed 
and lying still with their eyes closed to just listen to the stories. Quite often the stories 
will put the children to sleep but their subconscious mind will still take in the important 
lessons in the stories such as overcoming easily any challenges they used to have 
and giving them more self confidence. This is very similar to meditations that we as 
adults do. The stories ranged for different issues such as bullying, learning about 
stranger danger, building self confidence and so on. I believe that between the ages 
of 0-6 should be where we teach as this is where they retain the most information 
even through stories. We can teach them to begin to understand things and build 
a good foundation for their life. They need to have an understanding that they have 
a purpose to this point in time. A great way to get anyone’s attention is to tell a 
great story, without us realizing, we either play the main character, associate to a 
character or listen out for the plot or the meaning of the stories. In 2010 I was in the 
USA and was speaking to a friend of my cousin has a child named Andrew who had 
non verbal Autism. I gave him one of the children’s stories that we had recorded called 
“Doing it Right Now” which is a story about making the best out of any situation and 
being happy within ourselves. After about five weeks Andrew’s behaviors had 
changed for the better and he was more loving and began to talk and point. WOW. 
I also gave a different cd to my friend in Australia called “Better Schooling” and at 
Christmas his son also began to talk. An interesting point that I realized was 
they were both seven years old. Even though I gave each of them several of the cd’s 
in the range, both children listened to the one which they preferred the most. I feel 
maybe they knew which one they needed to step out and talk, because their favorite 
story is the story they chose. It is great to know that the cd empowers the 
child to move forward.

I feel this is like what most of us even do as adults. We only listen to what we 
want to listen to or something that means something to us (clicks with us). This 
may be a tool to understanding Autistic children. My friend Peter also took his 
child to piano lessons and said for the first twenty minutes his son is allowed to 
do his own thing and then for the last five minutes he plays the piano. I feel this is 
similar to ADHD or a learnt pattern of a three year old (short attention span which 
is quite normal for most kids). This could mean they are starting where the issue 
began at whatever age that may have been so take note of the behavior as this may 
give clues to what age they are currently at. Also we should begin to work with their 
talents or let them try out different things until one clicks with them. I remember my 
nephew when he was a little boy, he was always crying, but if I began to cry with 
him he would stop and look at me and switch to laughter or comfort me. Sometimes 
if we act like them we can begin to understand them or maybe break a pattern that 
they are using, all avenues must be tried. When it comes to body language this is 
a very important key of communication, and to be able to read body language 
correctly we must take in the full picture such as facial expression, tones, hand 
movements and posture, every part plays a role to the non verbal communication. 
For example the child smiles and clenches his/her fist and the tone is high, 
this could mean stress, success or just agreeing. If they open their hands this 
could mean they are happy, which changes the whole picture just by having the 
hands open. This is important when it comes to communication and understanding 
them and once you do it can be a starting point for them moving forward quicker, 
with fewer frustrations. I believe most Autistic children have the ability to communicate 
and they do understand you at times, it is now about understanding how they 
communicate with you and get right back to basics with them. Simple words, a lot 
of praise, let them be involved with everyday things and this will build their confidence. 
As we spoke about in the children’s section when communicating try to speak in 
movies as they are doing what you are saying, the result or action you want them 
to do, go through each step of what they will do and use your body language as you 
are saying it with tones and excitement. We all have things we like and don’t like and 
so do they so the idea is to explore and find out what they like. We all have our 
own way of communicating and acting so the best thing here is to understand it and 
be aware of it. Keep it simple and be in the moment, with wisdom, knowledge and 
understanding we will hear, see, feel and learn more.

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