These occupations should be more careful about autism

“Two groups of jobs deal with people with autism,” said Sina Tavakoli, an occupational therapist and senior expert in rehabilitation management, in an interview with Fars News Agency.

He continued: The first category includes kindergarten teachers, health centers, clinics and pediatricians who are experts in how to treat a person. The second category includes toy stores, people who are in charge of play centers (parks, shopping malls and play houses) and play the role of coach.

This therapist said: ‌ People who work as public transport personnel in the country; Such as taxi drivers, internet taxi drivers, flight crews and people working on the subway.

He added: ‌ These people are the ones who usually deal with the autism spectrum family and will also deal with the autistic child.

Tavakoli said: ‌ On the other hand, jobs such as hairdressers, grocery stores, chain stores, children’s stores and clothing stores are among the occupations that families with children with autism spectrum refer to these places.

Regarding the possibility of holding training courses for people with autism spectrum, he said: “Many trainings are basic and basic. Therefore, guilds can familiarize them with the autism spectrum by holding minimum training hours (less than 2 hours) for their staff.” کردن.

The therapist added: “These trainings include introducing autism spectrum disorders, explaining the behaviors of the affected person, and things that we should and should not pay attention to in interacting with the family;” Questions that should not be asked of the family and behaviors that should not be done with the family.

Tavakoli stated: The purpose of these trainings is to get acquainted with the behaviors of children on the autism spectrum. The main behaviors of children on the autism spectrum are stereotyped behaviors and they lack communication and social interaction.

He added: “So if many guilds are aware of the basics about these children, they can understand their families and give them encouragement.”

The occupational therapist noted: اگر Also, if stereotyped behaviors and lack of communication are observed by the child, do not count it as lack of family upbringing and know that these are signs of autism spectrum disorders.

“But people like nurses, kindergarten teachers, clinicians and hairdressers need to know more about children on the autism spectrum and know what to do in the face of exposure, anxiety, stress and confusion,” Tavakoli said.

He added: “The Autism Society of Iran has provided extensive information on autism spectrum disorders and has published many clips, infographics and photos in the association’s media (website, Instagram and Telegram).”

This occupational therapist noted: جامعهPeople in the community can follow the different web pages of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Association of Iran شناس can recognize the signs of autism spectrum disorder and learn how to properly treat a child with autism spectrum disorder. Also, if the guilds are interested, the Autism Association of Iran can inform the guild managers by holding training courses and their step-by-step trainings.

Tavakoli noted: “We have been able to make many centers, such as chain stores, hospitals and medical centers, members of the autism-friendly network.” An autism-friendly network is a network that provides services, goods and services to a family with autism spectrum disorder.

He continued: “We go to these jobs and, first of all, considering the safety issues, we give trainings to the employees of the complex (such as a chain store, hospital, clinic and hairdresser).”

“Following these trainings and adaptations in the environment, the complex becomes known as an autism-friendly network, and the family knows that if a store or complex that provides a service has become a member of the autism-friendly network,” the occupational therapist explained.

Tavakoli added: “Adaptations have taken place, safety issues have been considered and the necessary training has been given to the staff. In this case, the family will return to the complex with ease to receive a service or to buy goods.”

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