Impact of Vestibular Stimulation in Autistic ...

Impact of Vestibular Stimulation in Autistic Children

Author Name : Dr. G. Suganya, Mr. S. J. Yugendar Swamy

ABSTRACT

The term autism was coined in 1911 by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, who used it to describe withdrawal into one’s inner world, a phenomenon he observed in individuals with schizophrenia. The condition as it is known today originated in 1943, when Austrian-born American psychiatrist Leo Kanner distinguished the disorder from schizophrenia. The DSM Classification, throughout its updated editions, identifies specific behaviors that a person would need to display in order to qualify as having that particular diagnosis. DSM-V combines Autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, Pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Childhood disintegrative disorder into one diagnosis called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). DSM-V also provides standardized criteria to help diagnose ASD (Diagnostic Criteria for 299.00). Severity of autism is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life).The theory of sensory integration was developed by American occupational therapist Jean Ayres. The theory proposes that the development of sensory integration occurs at three levels; the tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive system. In this study, using Vestibular stimulation activities, autistic children were treated, results are statistically analysed.